Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
If you really fly a G450 and have such a shiatty working environment that you're willing to make $30-50k your probationary year and sit reserve in some shiathole hub city, why not take your talents (and your STREAM type rating) elsewhere, to another operation that's not toxic to work in?
When a department flying that size equipment starts having a lot of pilot attrition, typically SOMEBODY in the corporate office notices it...
And even if they don't notice (some dont...) Boiler is right...go shopping! Departments change. All it takes is one spineless manager and the whole place changes. The better talent leaves (aside from nearly retired and scared guys) and things can go downhill fast. You can choose to wait it out or look for better.
A friend of mine found out his Gulfstream is being sold a few weeks ago. Within a week he had 3-4 interviews lined up on the same equipment and pay, all local. The job market is not great, but its vastly different for local, well qualified, well connected people than it is for marginally qualified strangers.
Im sure much depends on your location and network, but theres no reason to stay at a shiathole job, life's too short.