Originally Posted by
dracir1
Really? So I'm not sure if this is a true story but I'd heard it some years back.
A guy had a checkride but for whatever reason, midway thru the sim, the sim stopped working. So, he was told to go home and someone would call him from training and coordinate a reschedule. According to story, he wasn't called for about a year. So, he sat at home and earned his 75 hrs a month - never bidding. Once the company realized that he wasn't flying, training called and asked him why he hadn't called anyone to tell them he needed to complete his checkride. His response was classic - "I shouldn't have to do someone else's job. I'm available for training whenever you want to schedule me." Of course, after that, he was given a sim and thereby returned to the line.
Do you think there was EVER a time he complained about being paid for not working?
This story is almost assuredly false and if they're happy doing the bare min and getting paid, more power to them.
Originally Posted by
JoeFever1
Boo hoo the 22 year old who went from CFI to Major has to wait a month for OE.
Everyone has their wants, needs, priorities etc. Sitting idle for a month+ without a schedule and in a scenario where overnight your schedule could change, for some, genuinely sucks. Hard to commit to plans when any morning you could be assigned some flying with a minimum 48 hours lead time. but the cOmpLaIniNg
Don't be an ass because some people had more fortune than yourself. Maybe folks just want to not suck at their job because they went through training and then had to wait a month+ on their first type. For about half of my class this is our first jet experience.