Originally Posted by
justfun
Then perhaps you should make such that people want to stick around for job, instead of punishing them for leaving? None of the big boys have this type of contract. If a pilot wants to leave AA for UAL, then they leave, no strings attached.
Pilots choose to leave different jobs for other jobs due to various reasons, they are tired of commuting, a different type of flying, cargo vs pax, different planes, the list goes on and on. So maybe that should be looked at from an employers perspective on why pilots are leaving after, what you consider, a short period of time. Ask some of them what their reasons are before getting to this step in the process. You might find out something about your operation that can be improved, making it a more desirable place to work.
Food for thought.
Also, don't know how this can be enforced either.
Now for an industry that does have a top end - imagine that.....they don't have a training contact?
Not every job is a stopping point.
Some are stepping stones.
That depends on the pilot and their situation - but EVERY PILOT takes time, effort and money to train.
If you don't understand this - then you have never been in a position to have to make these decisions and are making judgments about something that you have no experience in dealing with and are talking solely from a person who doesn't want to be tied to a job and doesn't mind screwing over you employer even though you applied and agreed to the training contract if one was in place - so your judgment and honor are already in question in my mind.
If I was on a hiring board and got to rate you and I found out that you skipped out on ANY contract - it would be a hit against you on my scoresheet.