Originally Posted by
newarkblows
who do you want flying your airplane 1) the guy who is very capable of doing the job but realizes that $20,000/yr is a complete joke and decides to do pretty much any other job for more money and more time off or 2) the guy who has no idea what he is getting into or is lacking the intelligence to realize how defeating this job will be working for Colgan.
$20,000 a year with no work rules and little to no benefits.... ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!! This job is SCREAMING for every person that has ever failed a checkride to apply. Anybody with a brain has vacated the premises of the Colgan interviews. They will be serving these applicants coffee as they head out to do their Norfolk turns for days on end out of ewr. They will be making more money, with a retirement match, and be sleeping in their bed every night... believe it.
FWIW guys, I got furloughed by Mesa and had a chance to come to Colgan but DID NOT do it... I didn't know much about this biz when I took the Mesa job, but it really opened my eyes. All my friends who work there say it's unsafe, a joke and they treat you like crap. I was fortunate enough to get my casino job back making $70k/yr part time... I have decided that I'm going to just make money, save up and wait it out. I will fly on the side to keep current and wait until conditions and opportunities improve. I realize one has to do what's best for themselves, but I would seriously really think about the choices that are made. I really wish I had gotten informed before my first 121 job, but that's life and I learned from it.
All I know is I wish that things would improve and I'm willing to wait it out. My best wishes to all of us and maybe someday this will be a real career again.
Take care