Originally Posted by easyflyer

It's kind of amusing to me to watch all the pilots on this forum bash the Ivy League and service academies when the truth is they are the premier institutions of higher learning in the country. There's a reason they are viewed as desirable people to hire. They worked hard early in life to get in to good schools, and they will probably work hard and pick things up quickly in a new airplane and a new corporate culture. Yeah yeah, bring it on to all the people these comments will upset but lets face it, flying airplanes is like driving a bus. It's easy, and we really don't work hard. Thousands of hours in the air means thousands of hours away from your family, hobbies, and home. The airplane you fly and the experience you have comes down to nothing more than LUCK. Luck with the regional that hired you first that may have brand new equipment. Luck in the week you selected equipment coming out of military training. And FedEx is the only place left in the airlines you can make waaaay more money than you should doing a mind numbingly easy job. We don't want to work hard, and we expect to get compensated a mountain for bus driving. We're all the same, and something needs to be used to break us apart in the hiring process for a company that seems to have it all figured out.

I definitely don't have any animosity towards how FedEx structured their hiring process. I just wish I measured up to the current bench mark. An aviation degree and a regional airline resume hasn't gotten me called yet. I just wish I had studied harder in high school because I'd probably be at Goldman Sachs now instead of flying this RJ for peanuts while waiting for a call that may never come.

Originally Posted by DLax85

[I][U] or my other "I-should-have-become" favorite, a doctor, --- without a lot of apptitude, intelligence, hardwork and dedication to their profession, is simply untrue.

Originally Posted by Albief15

Exactly why I didn't make it in the adult film industry. Oh...and that other reason....

Originally Posted by DLax85

It's kind of amusing to me you can belittle 2 career fields in one post.

...the professional pilots have clearly responded, but here's a little defense for the investment bankers.

I have many friends who work at Goldman Sachs.

They did a little more than "studied hard in high school".

They studied hard in college, worked hard/extra at their first jobs, then studied even harder in a Top 10 B-School.

At that point, they were hired as investment bankers at Goldman Sachs.

Within 2 years, only about 50% were asked to stay on.

I'm not defending the ethics, motivation, or pay/bonuses of some of these guys, but the idea that anyone can easily become an investment banker...or a professional airline pilot at a major carrier, or my other "I-should-have-become" favorite, a doctor, --- without a lot of apptitude, intelligence, hardwork and dedication to their profession, is simply untrue.

Originally Posted by f10a

What is the "recommendations tab" on the pilot credentials website used for (ie sponsors, LOR, etc)?

https://fedex.pilotcredentials.com/i...hp?a=recommend

Originally Posted by The Walrus

Can your mom use it?