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Swakid8 06-04-2021 11:35 AM


Originally Posted by coodrough568 (Post 3245572)
I have several friends at Atlas, one has been there over 20 years. Since I have actual first hand accounts of QOL and the lifestyle of that company, I will never go. They’ve been working on this new contract for years, and rightfully so. For some that may be better than Envoy, for me day 4 is enough and I’m going home. I will quit flying before I have to be away from my family for 17+ days, doing 40 hour layovers where you can’t even leave the hotel property...

when I say you couldn’t pay me enough, I seriously mean it. But for those who can do it/want it, go for it. More power to you

The longer trips is better for some than others for sure, the layovers get better after COVID passes. Yeah they suck right now.

Swakid8 06-04-2021 11:40 AM


Originally Posted by IamEssential (Post 3245543)
Nothing against Atlas at all. It’s just surprising to see so many people give up on flow and a cemented slot at a legacy. They may know more about the future of American then we do.

I am one that did give up flow from one of the other WO, I am not sweating it. Many ways to skin a cat.

But even in the mist of a contract battle, the work environment here at 5Y is no where near hostile like there were at my WO from the sounds of it Envoy also (constant battle with scheduling, fly it and grieve it none sense).

One the contract gets settled and it will. It might be even better. If not, Atlas will continue to still be a training academy for UPS and FedEx.

dera 06-04-2021 07:52 PM


Originally Posted by coodrough568 (Post 3245572)
I have several friends at Atlas, one has been there over 20 years. Since I have actual first hand accounts of QOL and the lifestyle of that company, I will never go. They’ve been working on this new contract for years, and rightfully so. For some that may be better than Envoy, for me day 4 is enough and I’m going home. I will quit flying before I have to be away from my family for 17+ days, doing 40 hour layovers where you can’t even leave the hotel property...

when I say you couldn’t pay me enough, I seriously mean it. But for those who can do it/want it, go for it. More power to you

Horses for courses, as they say in the old blighty. I much prefer longer stretches of work, followed by more time off. Personal preference, neither is better or worse.

pitchattitude 06-04-2021 08:40 PM


Originally Posted by dera (Post 3245742)
Horses for courses, as they say in the old blighty. I much prefer longer stretches of work, followed by more time off. Personal preference, neither is better or worse.

Or one man’s trash is another’s treasure.

If you have to commute, longer stretches make it more worthwhile.

dera 06-04-2021 10:23 PM


Originally Posted by coodrough568 (Post 3245754)
well from what I hear, 17-20 days on and about a week off. And occasionally 60 days on in an out base across the world where you only have 1 30-hour period per week off

it would be amazing to fly a 7-4 around the world, I get that. But the schedule is something myself or my family can’t do. The place is like all others, pros and cons.

I've had 8 days off every single month since IOE that I've worked at Envoy. Sounds like an improvement to me :)

ClappedOut145 06-05-2021 02:22 AM


Originally Posted by coodrough568 (Post 3245754)
well from what I hear, 17-20 days on and about a week off. And occasionally 60 days on in an out base across the world where you only have 1 30-hour period per week off

it would be amazing to fly a 7-4 around the world, I get that. But the schedule is something myself or my family can’t do. The place is like all others, pros and cons.

It sounds like that individual is pretty bad at bidding. One of our former LCA’s went over there last year. He bids a 60 day line and never goes out for for more than 10 days at a time and then comes back home for at least a week at a time. Apparently the 767 has even more gentlemanly schedules with many lines being one week on one week off.

Swakid8 06-05-2021 02:49 AM


Originally Posted by coodrough568 (Post 3245754)
well from what I hear, 17-20 days on and about a week off. And occasionally 60 days on in an out base across the world where you only have 1 30-hour period per week off

it would be amazing to fly a 7-4 around the world, I get that. But the schedule is something myself or my family can’t do. The place is like all others, pros and cons.

Hmmm, that depends on the line. I have a 60 day that covered May and June where I started with 5 off 7 on 8 off 13 on with a training event (this stretch was only longer due to me trying to consolidate otherwise it would have been shorter with some more days at home) followed by 10 days off 15 on finish the month of June with 3 off.

I say your biddies are not bidding correctly or not bidding at all....

aewhistleblower 06-05-2021 07:30 AM

Whoever went to Space X should send RW on a one way ticket to space.


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