Originally Posted by
MKUltra
The survey was used during negotiations for the 5 point look see.. that's dead in the water now..
And now the recruiting department is struggling...
There are only one reason to come to piedmont right now... you need to live in the philly area and u also need the flow because you have a history that would make you unhirable.
Otherwise we are the lowest paid and lowest qol in the industry.
Ahh gotcha.
I keep hearing that the recruiting department is struggling to hire but I honestly don't see any evidence of that. Every month I see a class of about 20 new hires added, which is I think their plan anywhere.
Now granted I think the days of mass expansion here at PDT are over. I do not think we will ever be a 1500-2000 pilot company. It seems that where we have settled around 750 is where it is going to stay and any hiring they do will be to keep that number there not to increase the total number.
I agree that there really is not a big reason to draw a new hire to PDT other than if they live in PHL and are fresh out of college/flight school, and it just all works for them, or if PDT is their last round draft pick and they could not get on anywhere else.
Yes, the pay is **** (when you compare to our competitors), the QOL (in terms of schedule) is ****, all the processes here in terms of bidding and paper W+B, and having to carry a QRH and PDT's love of the old fashion is outdated and cannot hold a candle to the more modern and more mainstream regionals.