Originally Posted by
Nucflash
Am I being too cynical when I wonder out loud if FedEx intentionally tries to hire most of their guys and gals out of the sandbox because they have previously had exactly ZERO time in their previous lives duking it out with airline management? I do not work at FedEx, but I could imagine that being in their playbook.
Grumbling at Uncle Sam for being deployed to Bagram or Al Udeid or on the boat for the Nth time is one thing, having fought for your livelihood via multiple contracts or even been on strike (Comair) as you’ve come up the civilian ranks is another. I could imagine the “just happy to be here” factor being pretty high. Thoughts?
Atlas pilot here, speaking of second tier.
But I share your cynicism! This is exactly what I suspect about our own hiring practices. And for confirmation I've literally had new hires tell me, there's catering, a lav and I'm not sleeping in a tent!
Definitely "just happy to be here" is a real thing. And looking at the whole variety of lanyards being sported around these days, union affiliation and solidarity is apparently not even a consideration.