Originally Posted by
Double D
All,
I would like to say how thoroughly disappointed I am to have read this thread. While I got some good info from it, it still discourages me to think that if I make it into FedEx, that my white male counterparts will instantly think of me as a "quota baby"! I don't know what else to say? Is this what my friends in FedEx say behind the other non-white employees backs? If so, what are they saying about me behind my back? I understand the frustration but this is not a qouta issue. It is a survivability issue and FedEx is being proactive. If you think you can survive as a homogenous organization, you will eventually find yourselves unemployed. The white male in this society has every opportunity placed at his feet and simply has to pick up the ball and run with it but would rather cry "woe is me"! You have a job that most would kill for regardless of ethnicity and you are still crying foul???
Double D,
Let it go and focus on being professional. Filling your mind with concern about what other people think will only take you out of your "A game" on the day that you need it the most--when you are flying or even worse on the day you interview.
I have an Academy classmate who once told me that I would not believe what some my fellow Fedex pilots say when they think they are in the presence of a like minded white male. Toughen up and focus on the task at hand. Get your flight time(1000 PIC in an appropriate aircraft), network, and prepare for your interview.
Compartmentalize, that's what pilot do.
Fedex and UPS are the best deals going. Don't let anything or anyone get between you and your goal--the Fedex paycheck. Simply put these are the only games in town. You won't change the minds of those who think you are undeserving. But, you can live with the comfort of knowing that most of those people who worry about how you got your job lack the ambition and creativity to be much more than speed bumps if you are committed to your goals.
"Man up" if you are a man. If you are not a man then "Man up" anyway. If you wan't a real problem add a Muslim sirname. Or, even better try being a naturalized Muslim trying to get hired in this market. There are a lot of people who would trade with you also. By the way, if it gets the mortgage paid, i'll pull gear for a "Grand Dragon" as long as he is standardized.