Originally Posted by
SAABaroowski
Kind of SAD, basically they are telling people that they are that desperate that they really don't care how much time you have..................
The training contract is about as worthless as their management. I have said it before, verified through my Employment Lawyer sis, that it is not worth the paper it is written on because it is not enforceable..........
Fact: Colgan does not pay very well. As a result, yes, they have to work harder to get pilots. To get pilots, they have two choices:
(1) hire a zillion people and let half of them fail (and walk away with a failed checkride on record) or
(2) bring in some folks that are low time and give them an introduction to 121 training and some time in the sims and see how they do. If the work out, fine; if not, no harm, no foul, and NO busted checkride on record.
This is no better or worse than the companies that have lower minimums for people that go through the jet transition training. Good for the industry? I don't know. Better for the potential new hire? Heck YES! He doesn't have to shell out a bunch of money and has no risk of a failure.
RE: the validity of the training contract...
Yes, one can get out of nearly any contract if he/she is willing to out lawyer/spend the opposition.
Saab, it says something about your character to hear you telling everybody how they can screw a potential employer.
Would I break a training contract? No. If the dream job came along tomorrow, I would take it AND repay the remaining balance on the contract.... Because I don't want to be an immoral jerk.