Originally Posted by
Spoilers
What's the Per Diem at Colgan? Are there Trip/Duty rigs? Deadhead pay? Cancellation Pay? Any Medical Exam or Uniform reimbursement?
Don't just look at the hourly rate!
Like you said, hourly rate isn't everything. That said, those things you mentioned are very important for these applicants to get info on. I can guarantee you all those are better at Horizon and probably Piedmont too.
Per Diem alone, how its paid for day trips and overnights, adds up and increases your total compensation for the year. Some people say it shouldn't be included when you say how much you make, but that is probably because they get less than others. It pays for your food that you would have to pay for anyways. That does affect you bottom line for the year vs. if you didn't get it.
Originally Posted by
Spoilers
PS: There is no income tax in Washington State.
Exactly. PDX is a lot cheaper that EWR from what I see. Even SEA for that matter. Plus look at how much nicer those places are over EWR.
Originally Posted by
kalyx522
This is all true. It had eased up somewhat after the accident, but it seems to me they are slowly creeping back to their old ways. Lying through their teeth to the public is correct... I read the report they sent to NTSB (the one that came a month or two ago I think?) and it was full of outright blatant LIES. I hate the fact that I have to work for scums like them (to ME it feels like it makes me no different than these scum since I chose to work for them) and am in the process of getting out as well.
I don't know why everyone is all up on winglets, esp the applicants who are making it obvious that they know absolutely nothing about colgan... When you say you are asking for information, are you really just wanting an affirmation that you are making the right choice? And why does it matter where he works when he has a very good point about the whole thing?
I think that the applicants should ask specific questions that way you won't just get a response "dont go there." However true that may be it probably doesn't help the querrying party and only serves to give them the impression that the person is just bitter. I do realize it's kind of hard to ask specific questions when you're a CFI and don't know yet about the many fine practices like junior manning, extensions, REPO (based in Dulles, anyone?)
kalyx, thanks for shedding some inside light on this.