Originally Posted by
CincoDeMayo
February 2021? 2 whole months?
Honest question, why apply to Spirit now vs the pre pandemic windows when we were hiring?
Not trying to bust chops but if I were screening applications, anyone who was applying pre pandemic would get a leg up on those now. Spirit has always made it clear it wants people who want to be here, not just when it’s convenient.
Again, not trying to attack you. Just wondering how many in this new stack are from people who now realize Spirit might be a great career option
Realistically? There could have been a lot of reasons. Up until the new contract in 2018 the pilot group was actively discouraging people to come to NK. And truthfully, before the contract it was considerably less desirable. But I think the COVID pandemic actually did convince a lot of people about the viability of the ULCC model in hard times. And I do believe that the Union-management agreement to avoid furloughs was industry leading and without it (and PSP) a lot more pilots at other airlines - regionals and major - would have been furloughed, and I think a lot of potential new hires came to realize that.
You can’t blame people for ignorance - everybody starts out that way. Blame those that refuse to learn, not those that did.