Ohhhhhh boyyyyyy
Originally Posted by
Hacker15e
I wasn't saying that these FOs you fellas are referring to are all military dudes, I just used my situation as an example of someone who had more experience and accolades than my coworkers at my airline realized because I didn't talk about every detail and nuance of my professional history in the cockpit, at dinner on layovers, and in the crew room.
And yet you felt so compelled you had to send them your resume!!!! Look at me look at me!!!! As opposed to just shrugging it of and moving on....
There's no "false generalization" in my actual point, which again is that you don't actually know what is on another pilot's application/resume (even someone you think you know) until you've actually seen it. That works both ways -- there are also plenty of experienced pilots complaining that they're being unfairly treated by the system, but in reality are sporting black marks on their record that are keeping them from getting the call....but people don't generally talk about all their dirty laundry in public, either, and thus coworkers and acquaintances many times don't know about those black marks.
Don't disagree with that at all. Almost 2 decades in this civilian pilot game. As mentioned, I've gotten to observe/be a part of the last three "pilot shortage" hiring waves. You? I know, you flew F-teens and think you got a pretty good handle on ALL THINGS airline pilot related
You've somehow convinced yourself that the singular injustice in the airline hiring biz is that HR departments at airlines over-value job fair attendance and volunteerism, and you're attributing this to be the reason a slew of apparently inexperienced and undeserving are getting hired and you aren't.
I say you're making several assumptions in there that are false, including thinking you know exactly what other pilots qualifications are, good and bad.
And I think you're doing a bit of reaching and making ASSumptions yourself. Sorry brother, that's just the way you're coming off.
And in the reference to "AboveMins", what I said is no crap for real as it relates to the situation that he, and a bunch of my good friends and former coworkers have found themselves in. It's sad really. But you don't know what you don't know about it.
As far as me? I must have been the token lowest common denominator. Crappy college, crappy GPA, crappy driving record, 1 failed checkride (Initial CFI), no LCA/sim instructor, only "volunteer time" is a collateral duty in a private recreational club I belong to so it's not really "community service". And yet, showing up for work all through the dark decade, a displacement/furlough/Ch11/shutdown, couple CA displacements, 4 airlines, 4-5 pay concessions rammed down my throat and somehow I squeaked through
Ain't that some crap to behold in this day and age........