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Old 08-04-2009 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by UPSMISTAKE
I work here, you don't so I bet that I have a better perspective of a UPS pilot job than you do. Let me spell it out for you...Except for the people that I fly with, I pretty much hate it here, and I know that many of the junior pilots feel the same way after the past 2 to three years here.

I'm sorry that you couldn't get hired here or SWA. I was hired at both, so maybe you are the one who is an irrational person that nobody will hire. To be honest, I actually left a major airline to come here, and I had my choice of pretty much any place I wanted and I picked UPS. I wish I would've went to SWA though. I had the 737 type from my other legacy job, and I could be living in Vegas or somewhere nice instead of Louisville or Alaska. Screw this place!

Also, my world doesn't revolve around aviation, and I don't judge myself or anyone else based on where they work. Maybe UPS and I are just not a good fit. The corporate culture here is atrocious, and I have a serious fear that this place is going to keep getting worse year after year because of people like YOU that would do anything to work at this crap job basically because you are desperate fools.

UPS has one good thing going for it and that is the hourly rate. That is it! Everything else about working at this place SUCKS!!!! Domiciles, airplanes, schedules, MANAGERS....

There is more to life than an hourly rate. I guess you'll realize that someday. But probably not.
I agree with some things you say. Except my only experience with MANAGERS at this company is in ANC and they have done more for me then the IPA office and have corrected some of the crap that SDF staffers try to slip by. I still say staple.

Also I think the long haul flying on a new plane is very civilized and ANC catering is good enough for me. But you are right, its the pay and mostly the future pay that keeps me here. I just happen to be single no kids so its tolerable. ANC does suck though.

Good luck.