Originally Posted by afterburn81

The only reason I heard from a guy that was turned down after essentially having the job for 24 months was that he refused an aircraft that was having pressurization issues coming out of Mexico. He felt the high terrain in the area was an unnecessary risk and didn't want to play games. Very safe and professional pilot. This happened about 2 months before the final review.

I'm no scientist but I can't think that sort of thing would promote a good culture.