Originally Posted by
Warhawg01
We had a kid from Cape Air on our jumpseat recently, out of Logan. He has his 2500 hours and is just waiting for his 23rd birthday to send in his SWA app. He “knows somebody” and seemed extremely confident. Except when he lost his phone on the plane and never bothered to look near the actual jumpseat where he was sitting.
However, he had no issues blowing off some constructive criticism from the CA on proper jumpseat procedures because “other captains let him do it”. He was a really shiny penny.
Needless to say, that jumpseat card did not end up in the trash bag.
Funny kid, 2500 hours and 23 years old is not exactly a typical Southwest newhire material. Knowing "somebody" is not worth a thing either. Even almighty Herb won't get you an interview nowadays. Extreme confidence is literally all this guy has going for himself.