Originally Posted by Casualinterest

You'll all note that this dude guy is basically the only one who has these all these problems. 3 years in NY. Some as FO some as CA and I've literally not encountered a single one of these except the transportation issue. And I sat ready reserve once as a captain in NY and twice as an FO. I chose to commute to NY because I liked it. Flying was better, higher credit per trip and more days off. The commute was cake. As a reservist, yea if you can avoid NY for the transportation expense. I would. But I did it for a good while and its not too bad. I usually budgeted about $200 a month for transportation. So $150 out of pocket.

And no they came bring back high speeds. ALPA, Endeavor, and Delta lawyers all agreed that they don't comply with 117 rules unless you give them the full 10 hours, which defeats the purpose of the high speed.

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Originally Posted by KSCessnaDriver

No, CDO's are legal, and SDT's are legal. What's illegal is building a pairing as a SDT, then having scheduling "change" it to a CDO once you're on duty. If they were totally illegal, every airline would have stopped doing them.

Originally Posted by Boats and Hos

Most, if not all, new hires will be going to NYC as quite a number have been waiting to get out. Now with the growth announced we need to see the feedback results as I think they aren't positive especially with regards to NYC. Vast improvements need to be made as that new LGA Crew/Quiet room(s) is poor.

Some points about NYC.
1) Lots of ready reserve at LGA or JFK. The minimum is 12$ each way in a cab so that's 24$ a day times a minimum of three days a week. They took the shuttle and gave 50$. We cover two airports. Plan on year.
2)Crew scheduling;. They do not follow the contract. FLICA is always red and has been even during time off without pay. What you see and they use are two different things. It is not at all transparent. One flies a lot off while another sits for weeks on end.
3)FATIGUE; We have an FRMS but they can deny you without any medical foundation. You shouldn't be punished except that it can come out of your sick bank/pay. It's a flawed system. You will be fatigued a lot in NYC as every week there is an IROP and the Edicts are long. You will get a lot of sitting at outstations airport time. No hotel unless it's 4+30 but it has to be 100% accurate. They watch every second.
4)Crashpads; yes they are illegal in NY but a lot are overlooked. I think the crackdown is just starting and this will be a big issue. A studio is 1500$ a month minimum. If you come here you should be ready for it. In the Kew, halfway between LGA and JFK, the going rate is 300$ for a cold bed. If you have not done crash pads you should really think about it.
5)Commuting; honestly if you don't have to, don't do it, it's stress full not matter where you are coming from. Again, NY is in a meltdown always with IROPS and construction. It will be a number of years before LGA is finished. Getting a taxi at LGA will make you regret it.
6)Support; Leadership is poor in NY unless it is serious in nature.
7)PBS/Bidding; if you have not used it before it can get complicated. 5am reserve for 14 hours is what you'll get until you can hold 10a to midnight. No more Stand ups but they can, and should, bring those back. That would mean more lines for not just pilot's but F/A's. Taking those away hurt a lot of people. It was unnecessary.

It was better a year ago but they took a lot of the things that mitigated NY away. It will be difficult to attract and retain people with the way things are right now. You really need to do your due diligence before coming and I'd say go visit NY and the operation before you decide. This is just opinion and I am sure others will chime in. good luck.

Originally Posted by prex8390

Everything was better a year ago? Boy should we pull up your posts from a year ago? You’ve been here for almost 2 years and I don’t think anything you have ever posted has ever been anything but the Sky is falling. Like literally I cannot recall anything you’ve ever posted other than complaints. Stop acting like the company has flipped on you. As soon as you finished OE you started complaining about how things were “so much better.”

Originally Posted by prex8390

Everything was better a year ago? Boy should we pull up your posts from a year ago? You’ve been here for almost 2 years and I don’t think anything you have ever posted has ever been anything but the Sky is falling. Like literally I cannot recall anything you’ve ever posted other than complaints. Stop acting like the company has flipped on you. As soon as you finished OE you started complaining about how things were “so much better.”

Originally Posted by Green Needles

It was better a year ago. It was also a helluva lot worse in BK until 2015ish. That's the nature of the business and the ups and downs are a whole lot worse at the regionals. Today's gem is tomorrow's trash and vice versa. If you can't handle it, try another industry.

Would I recommend Endeavor today? I don't know... I might if you lived in a base other than MSP or really wanted NYC. One thing for sure is we are losing our competitive edge with applicants. We won't get anything to help that until we can't hire.

Originally Posted by prex8390

Everything was better a year ago? Boy should we pull up your posts from a year ago? You’ve been here for almost 2 years and I don’t think anything you have ever posted has ever been anything but the Sky is falling. Like literally I cannot recall anything you’ve ever posted other than complaints. Stop acting like the company has flipped on you. As soon as you finished OE you started complaining about how things were “so much better.”

Originally Posted by theUpsideDown

*One year earlier*

Originally Posted by Avroman

HA HA HA you guys should have lived my career if you think things are terrible right now. Things could certainly be better but we have 400 lifers so you just have to accept there is no movement above that point and if you come here not wanting to deal with NYC then you shouldn't have come here.