Originally Posted by
DownAndDirty
We are still losing a handful of new hires per class to other airlines, so instead of having empty seats like in the past, they're now overbooking classes and asking people to go home and come back later after day 1. So instead of the company f-ing over themselves, they're now f-ing over the new hires instead. Pretty indicative move of what's to come for all the newbies.
This is untrue on almost every level. The reason for the rollovers is due to people NOT bailing out on classes. They typically "oversell" classes just like seats on an airplane in the thought that some wont show, however everyone is showing up now so they ask, typically the local students to rollover to a week or two. This is an excellent thing however with one exception. If this happens, you get benefits, seniority, flight benefits and pay all as if you started on your original day, except you get to go home and wait. Hell you even get to go too both welcome dinners if you want and it gives you extra time to study if you needed it.
The main drawback is that it pushes you a couple weeks later before you get off IOE and make better money on the line. I wouldn't say this is the company "f-ing over" the new hires and in fact, that do typically ask if someone is interested prior to rolling them over. I understand there is a lot that we want fixed in the contract but this issue really isnt one of them and as someone that was rolled over recently, I can tell you the company went above and beyond for both myself and my family throughout the entire process.