Originally Posted by
daOldMan
Piedmont is trying to get as many pilots on property as quickly as possible. They figure, once you start class, you are locked in.
That way, if it takes you 6-8 months to finish class and a year to start breaking guarantee, then there is nothing you can do about it.
The person that will be the most junior captain 6 months from now has already been hired. The painfully slow training process will allow anyone that is already flying the line to build 1000 SIC and upgrade before anyone that is hired today.
Except, you know, they're paying you fairly decent money to have a nice long vacation for that entire time and you're advancing in seniority approximate 10% by the end of your first year, and then when you complete your first year you get another bonus for being an FO while collecting triple premium if you want to bust your ass to get 1000hrs SIC.
Meanwhile some of your friends are wondering how they're ever going to make it to a legacy, and some others are worried that they're not going to have a job since their regional isn't its contract renewed with its mainline partner.