Originally Posted by
Buck Rogers
Just remember, on probation there is no union protection. Of course Delta wants you, but if circumstances arise that preclude you from being back on time, that could prove to be very stressful. Expect mgt to ask, " You are in your first week and have no-showed at "trip", explain to me why you want to be a Delta pilot".
If unfortunately you are fired, prolly tough to explain it away at your future career....not impossible, but ATL-West coast...not worth the squeeze IMO
Welcome aboard..enjoy the ride!
The bolded statement is false insofar as the absolute you are framing it. Post OE there are significant union protections (read the CBA) even while still on probation. Even before OE a pilot is entitled to union representation to some degree.
In any case to strongly imply that a new hire pilot would be terminated because the operation fell apart and they couldn't make it to the second week puts the burden on you to show when and how often, if ever, that's happened in the past, and what, if any, circumstances surrounded it.
Also, what percent of the average NH class goes home for that weekend? If its a lot (and I bet it is) that would be a very agressive move that seems hard to defend and doesn't seem like something they would do outside of the most egregious of circumstances.