Originally Posted by
de727ups
"SWA did not meet my needs therefore I did not apply."
Yeah, but if that's the case, and SWA is a good job (your own words), you pretty much lose the right to incessantly bash the career as a useless proposition. How do you expect folks to believe your bashing of the career when you turn about and say you'd rather walk away from flying than work for SWA as a pilot? That draws zero sympathy from me. Does anyone think that makes sense?
99.9% of the folks looking to be an airline pilot when they grow up would think SWA to be a worthy job. Yet, here you are, trying to talk us out of it and tell is it's not worthy our time. It just wasn't worth YOUR time. Leave the rest of us out of YOUR career decisions.
Just because I don't want to spend my life flying 9 legs out of Baltimore should not change anything. Having to accept a position that will detract from ones personal quality of life only adds to the hardship that this career demands. Most people are ineligible to accept
any pilot job out there.
Many would not be happy living in Dubai. Some might not like being gone for weeks at a time. If this profession truly valued experience and natural talent then we should not have to trade our homes and possibly our nation to stay gainfully employed.
To those who are from Texas or the east coast then SWA would be a natural choice. Those who live in Michigan shoot for NWA. I live in the Pacific Northwest. My goal has always been Alaska Airlines. In all my years of flying I have never even met a captain for SWA. They just do not commonly live in the NW. However; I have several friends and grew up with knowing people who work for Alaska Airlines.
My lifestyle values change nothing as to the nature of this profession. It only proves that I will not sell out what is dear to my family and I. You obviously would.
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