Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
This is GREAT NEWS!!!!!! Republic might be hiring into the lowest-paying seat ever in the history of 100 seat aircraft. What's a new hire first-officer start off at over there? $23/hour? What's max pay? $37/hour? I'm not even going to look at captain's rates since the upgrade is probably 10 years for a new hire now. The post above about sensitivity is right. Your furloughed guys have less than a few months put in with the company.
Thank you.
Originally Posted by
duvie
Bud, I'm not here to start a flamefest, and you shouldn't be either. Your company (not you or the pilot group personally) literally put an entire airline full of pilots out of a job, many of which who had 25+ years there and you're stoked because you might be hiring?
You have to understand that this doesn't sit well with people. I understand you weren't rooting for MidWest's demise but a little sensitivity would go a long way from many of the Republic pilots.
And thank you.
I knew there were people out there somewhere that still get it.
It's a happier day in the unemployment line now. Thank god I'm not making LESS than my unemployment check to fly 100 people around, in place of a Midwest guy/gal. That is all.