Some questions from a poolie
03-26-2020 | 12:02 PM
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1. Yes. You’ll be required to provide a copy of your resignation letter to one of the HR folks who briefs you during BI. For my class, it was at the beginning of the second week. I believe they’ve since changed the BI structure but the requirement remains.
2. I know this won’t fully answer your question but after quickly perusing the Apr bidpack awards you are looking at 13-15 months before you can hold that on the 75 (which would likely be your assigned platform) so the specifics may be moot.
Really feel for our brothers and sisters dealing with the uncertainty on the pax side. If FDX is truly your first choice, jump and never look back.
Good luck,
FM
2. I know this won’t fully answer your question but after quickly perusing the Apr bidpack awards you are looking at 13-15 months before you can hold that on the 75 (which would likely be your assigned platform) so the specifics may be moot.
Really feel for our brothers and sisters dealing with the uncertainty on the pax side. If FDX is truly your first choice, jump and never look back.
Good luck,
FM
03-26-2020 | 12:29 PM
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Hello all, longtime lurker, first time poster. Last year I received CJOs for both a major pax airline and FDX, and although FDX was my first choice at the time, I decided to take the one who offered the first class (PAX airline) and push the decision off if/when FDX offered a class. With FDX starting classes up again, it looks like that decision will need to be made soon. I have a couple questions hoping someone could shed some light on:
1. There’s a real potential I’ll be furloughed from my current airline for obvious reasons. Should that happen, and I subsequently start with FDX, will FDX likely require me to officially resign my previous job even though I’m furloughed?
2. I’ve searched and read through all of the schedule-related threads in this forum, but I couldn’t find any examples of the bid packs. As a commuter, I’m most interested in seeing what a domestic week on/week off schedule of a lineholder would look like for a 4 and 5 week month. Would anyone be willing to post or PM me a picture of some examples of that type of schedule? That would be really helpful for my caveman brain, but also so I could show the wife what my schedule would/could look like someday.
Thanks for any help, hoping to call purple home sometime this year!
1. There’s a real potential I’ll be furloughed from my current airline for obvious reasons. Should that happen, and I subsequently start with FDX, will FDX likely require me to officially resign my previous job even though I’m furloughed?
2. I’ve searched and read through all of the schedule-related threads in this forum, but I couldn’t find any examples of the bid packs. As a commuter, I’m most interested in seeing what a domestic week on/week off schedule of a lineholder would look like for a 4 and 5 week month. Would anyone be willing to post or PM me a picture of some examples of that type of schedule? That would be really helpful for my caveman brain, but also so I could show the wife what my schedule would/could look like someday.
Thanks for any help, hoping to call purple home sometime this year!
03-26-2020 | 12:30 PM
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Jeez guys, I think you are being a bit harsh. In life, you never want to burn any bridges unless you have to. It’s COMPLETELY reasonable to ask the question and it’s COMPLETELY reasonable to not resign if you don’t have to. Even if FedEx is your number one choice. It’s not being entitled. It’s being prudent.
03-26-2020 | 12:50 PM
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Hello all, longtime lurker, first time poster. Last year I received CJOs for both a major pax airline and FDX, and although FDX was my first choice at the time, I decided to take the one who offered the first class (PAX airline) and push the decision off if/when FDX offered a class. With FDX starting classes up again, it looks like that decision will need to be made soon. I have a couple questions hoping someone could shed some light on:
1. There’s a real potential I’ll be furloughed from my current airline for obvious reasons. Should that happen, and I subsequently start with FDX, will FDX likely require me to officially resign my previous job even though I’m furloughed?
2. I’ve searched and read through all of the schedule-related threads in this forum, but I couldn’t find any examples of the bid packs. As a commuter, I’m most interested in seeing what a domestic week on/week off schedule of a lineholder would look like for a 4 and 5 week month. Would anyone be willing to post or PM me a picture of some examples of that type of schedule? That would be really helpful for my caveman brain, but also so I could show the wife what my schedule would/could look like someday.
Thanks for any help, hoping to call purple home sometime this year!
1. There’s a real potential I’ll be furloughed from my current airline for obvious reasons. Should that happen, and I subsequently start with FDX, will FDX likely require me to officially resign my previous job even though I’m furloughed?
2. I’ve searched and read through all of the schedule-related threads in this forum, but I couldn’t find any examples of the bid packs. As a commuter, I’m most interested in seeing what a domestic week on/week off schedule of a lineholder would look like for a 4 and 5 week month. Would anyone be willing to post or PM me a picture of some examples of that type of schedule? That would be really helpful for my caveman brain, but also so I could show the wife what my schedule would/could look like someday.
Thanks for any help, hoping to call purple home sometime this year!
You’re in a good spot. We have many pilots at FedEx who were furloughed from United, American (Airways), etc., who never went back when offered recall. So, they started Basic Indoc at FedEx while furloughed. So they were actually hired and the company knew they were furloughed. In your case, you’re already in the pool. If you’re furloughed before getting a GS date, no need to resign from previous job. As I think you’ve mentioned, if you get a GS date prior to furlough, then you’ve got a big decision to make. You’ve got options, though, and that’s a good thing.
03-26-2020 | 01:10 PM
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One of the biggest advantages of working for FedEx (in my opinion) can be gleaned from the following thought experiment:
1) Envision a scenario in which the pax airlines are struggling and a pilot employed there would be looking at months to years of lost or reduced wages. How likely is it that this scenario will occur in your career timespan, and/or how many times will a scenario like this occur? Not difficult to imagine, as we’re in such a scenario right now. It seems that in recent history these types of events occur about once every 8-12 years.
2) While holding the conditions envisioned in (1) constant, what would be the impact on pilots employed at FedEx. Don’t kid yourself, FedEx isn’t bulletproof, but their business does respond differently to macro events, as we’re seeing now.
3) Finally, can you envision a scenario where your job would be MORE secure at a pax airline than it would be at FedEx (or UPS)? Certainly poor business management leading to bankruptcy might be such a scenario, but how likely is this to occur during your career, based on the knowledge you have right now?
1) Envision a scenario in which the pax airlines are struggling and a pilot employed there would be looking at months to years of lost or reduced wages. How likely is it that this scenario will occur in your career timespan, and/or how many times will a scenario like this occur? Not difficult to imagine, as we’re in such a scenario right now. It seems that in recent history these types of events occur about once every 8-12 years.
2) While holding the conditions envisioned in (1) constant, what would be the impact on pilots employed at FedEx. Don’t kid yourself, FedEx isn’t bulletproof, but their business does respond differently to macro events, as we’re seeing now.
3) Finally, can you envision a scenario where your job would be MORE secure at a pax airline than it would be at FedEx (or UPS)? Certainly poor business management leading to bankruptcy might be such a scenario, but how likely is this to occur during your career, based on the knowledge you have right now?
03-26-2020 | 02:00 PM
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Some questions from a poolie
Not following...how is that at the expense of others in the same situation? He is already passed the interview and earned a spot in the pool before those behind him in the pool. Those ahead of him that are currently employed somewhere else have the same exact decision to make as him.
Last edited by FXLAX; 03-26-2020 at 02:16 PM.
03-26-2020 | 02:04 PM
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