Originally Posted by
RAH RAH REE
So you agree with the company bypassing seniority? Because it's basically what happens and it will continue to happen to almost every pilot hired from now on.
It's very possible that I could be stuck on an airplane in a base that I don't want for almost 3 years depending how the AEs are released. All the while some brand new pilot is where I want to be. Will it happen? Probably not the way hiring is right now but you never know.
It's even worse when you consider the pay rate difference between aircraft second year. You could be forced on the 220 NYC and the next week a pilot junior to you could get the 7ER making $40 more an hour in a base you live in.
And don't talk about paying dues, some of us spent a decade and a half stuck at the regionals getting downgraded, bases closed, displaced, whipsawed, etc. We were in the only period in history where the majors didn't hire for almost 10 years.
After a decade or more at a regional, you can wait a year before you can bid an AE that requires an equipment change to get the base you want.
There is no way to change new hire seat locks so that a new hire won't have the possibility of someone junior to them on an A/C they want. Why? Because the company needs to distribute new hire training.
You need to really contemplate your position, because if you really have previous airline experience you should have a GOOD understanding on how airline vacancies work and this kind of attitude does not bode well for your career. Being this unhappy as a new hire because you have to deal with one of the risks of being a new hire is not a good way to start.