Welcome!

The true Atlas indoctrination has begun. This is how things work here, so just roll with it. It will make your time at the company much more enjoyable.

So, you stay at the Marriott Complex, as has been mentioned. There is a bus from the Airport to the Complex. It's the Marriott bus with a "Champions" and "Cane Fire Grill" adds on it.

I'll beat the dead horse with having a car. The Marriott complex is fine. The area around us, well, it's typical big-city-around-the-airport living. Plus on the rare "off" day, you can go somewhere out of the jail cell to study and maybe look at attractive folks in swimwear (if you're into that sort of thing). You can get to a mall. You can get to the Publix on 7th (Much better than the walkable grocery). Oh, it's not the best feeling standing outside the training center at 0100 on a Saturday and the van "is on the way". I personally use EZRentacar, as they always seem to come in cheapest on priceline, and you can add a 5% airline coupon and an additional 3% discount just for "liking" them on FB.

Your schedule down here will be full, will change and will make your mind melt. The initial -400 course, I think, is about 2 weeks longer than the pilot initial for the (RIP) Space Shuttle course. Bring your Zen, prayer beads or your yoga mat to preserve sanity. Cookouts only work until the end of ground school when you all split out your separate ways.

Weather's Hot, the Beer's cold, it's hurricane season; so come enjoy!

 

Be really careful about the cookouts...I've heard of several who spent too much time at the grill, and not enough time studying.

Like Jerry said above, you are now in the "change-is-a-constant" mode...live it, love it, or leave it. Your experience at Atlas is what you make of it -- it can be the best job (minus FDX, and UPS, and even they have "issues") in the world for the guy (and family) with the right attitude.

If you fight the system, you'll be miserable with the training, OE, and line operations...just roll with it, and see they world, and fly some of the best equipment in the sky...with the best guys/gals in the business, who are motivated to get the job done.

Good luck, and welcome...

 

I can't wait to join the chaos next week! That's how my current airline runs too! The only thing I can complain about is not getting the HR department to return my calls! Maybe you guys can help (again)! Do you know when our insurance benefits begin? Is it the 1st of the month after you first 30 days? For us starting on the 23rd that would be Sept 1.

 

You are eligible for health, vision, and dental coverage on "the first day of the month following the month of hire". You have to enroll within the first 31 days of your hire date, and you have to enroll at least 15 days prior to when you are eligible for the coverage to take effect.

Good luck...and welcome.

 

90 days after we start I believe...

 

Negative, Chip...Please see my post above...my response to the question was posted after consulting the company website.

 

So for us on the 23rd we would already be inside the 15 day window so would we have to wait for Sept?

 

Insurance starts day one. I remember because a few in my classmates asked several times in April while on the conference call with HR in NY.

 

5 posts... three different answers.....pass the popcorn!!!

 

Welcome to Atlas!!