Originally Posted by JayMahon

#1: you win an interview by getting hired, not by insulting the interviewer.

I'm not planning on insulting the interviewer, but being honest and telling them that I don't have time to volunteer should not torpedo my chances of being hired.

#2: why are you acting like any non-profit work is a death knell to your marriage?

You obviously have never met my wife. lol

I'm just saying that what little time I will have at home, it will be best spent taking care of my home and spending time with my wife and immediate family.

I volunteer with a few organizations, but let's just look at one. Habitat for Humanity. We're a fairly active affiliate, doing 4 home builds and around 15 repairs each year. I'm a board member, on two committees and I run the bi-annual financial education classes. For the most part, this commitment eats up 2 lunch meetings and two evenings (each lasting less than 1.5 hours) each month. The events this organization hosts are nice and my wife and I use them as date nights. Most folks volunteering here spend 1/4th of that time.

That's great that you do that, and I commend you for it, but don't require me to do it also, at the expense of my family. My number one concern right now is to make and save as much money as I can for my retirement. When I retire, I'll have all the time in the world to do volunteer work, but now I don't. Taking care of my home feels like a full time job in and of itself.

But, whatever you want to tell yourselves for not helping out in your own community. I swear, you guys are almost worse than the folks who refuse to get a college degree, then post on here about how the airlines need to change their ways to accommodate your own stubborn decision.

I've got a degree, and I can understand why some require it. Requiring applicants to have volunteer work on their resume is a ridiculous requirement any way you cut it. It has absolutely no meaningful relevance to being a good pilot.