Originally Posted by
Boats and Hos
This is one of the most bizarre posts/advertisements I’ve ever seen. You’re actually trying to sell your company on having no training contract which is like inviting Nosferatu over for Christmas. What could go wrong, right? Every Ne’er-do-well will jump on this and companies themselves will use and abuse you as a training ground. Just some advice, but I’d take this post down. You’re only asking for trouble here on APC. You might not think so but you’ll see. “Free training and no contract, when can I start”? Will be heard across the 91/135 great land of hours! Does the CEO know you put this on a public forum?
It's called recruiting. Simply because Baker advertises no contract doesn't mean they're obligated to hire everyone that applies. The fact is that a lot of operators have no training contract and offer cost-free training, including most airlines. My last 121 new hire group lost multiple people who took the training and ran. It happens. In fact, I've been in training at 121 operators and had others tell me they're just there biding time until XXX calls...they were planning to take the training and run. The industry will always have a certain number of dishonorables...which is why some operators have training contracts in the first place.
What's ironic is that when operators do have training contracts, the general sentiment is that if the operator was worth a dill pickle, they wouldn't need a training contract. Now, and operator advertises that they don't have one, and they catch flack for that. Go figure.