Originally Posted by
Ih8GoJet
For my son,
There is a surprising amount you can do outside of aviation with the skills you learn as a pilot. I left the industry after I lost my captain's slot due to an alter ego company (guess which one). I was able to get into a top ten MBA program because of my unique aviation experience, and I will soon start working for a great company at a salary I barely dreamed possible. There is nothing special about me at all - you would simply be shocked by the amount of people that are impressed with what we do - and yes, in my experience, our skills - the math, the coolness under pressure, etc are transferable to many careers.
I may be a bit biased, but I would never encourage anyone to go to an alter ego for one simple reason: it is a sign of weakness. It shows you were not able to "hack it" like everyone else, and though I doubt many alter ego types will suffer dramatically you just never know.
Example,
About ten friends of mine from my MBA program are going to work at United, Delta, Continental, Airtran, American, FedEx, and UPS - all at the associate VP level. They are very familiar with the fact that I have 4200 hours, and I lost out on a captain slot due to an alter ego. An ex friend of mine who is being furloughed from my old airline is planning to go to the alter ego airline. I explained this betrayal to my MBA friends, who are sympathetic, and they swore that this person will never step foot in their company. This is in addition to being vilified by many (now ex) friends of his who flew with him over the last 2 years. Will this prevent him from a job at these companies? Maybe not. Am I a bad person for doing this? Probably, but few know how much I sacrificed to get to that position in the first place.
My advice - stick with it and wait for a turnaround rather than looking for a short cut, and if this is unacceptable, look for a way out.
PM me if I can help any more.
Where's a violin when you need one. Notice how you're making it seem like your problems are because of GJ. You're going to take your whining into the real world as well huh? It's time to take personal responsibility. Good thing you're going to be management maybe you can start your own very pilot firendly airline where everyone makes bank and have limited scope. Good luck champ!!