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Cool about the $5K private school stipend. We've paid up to 26K per kid for private school, with no stipend. I can't imagine international schools are more expensive.[/QUOTE]

Which country were you living in at the time? Could you have sent your kids to the public schools and let them learn the language?

 

??? First year pay at the new American is $40 an hour... $36,000 for year one roughly...

 

OK Albie, so why is the company playing games with their applicants. Paris? The Europe domicile is in Cologne, right?

You advise us to shoot straight, but the HR department is NOT in this case. Do you have any info on whether the two FDA questions are designed as another set of filters in the application screening?

My apologies for the snarkiness... THANK you for all the information you provide here.

 

New AA contract will be in 70-80k range according to sources.

I am not defending HR. All I am trying to do is keep new hires or interviewees from being shown the door. Last round see guys said the had FE written a done...but did not. Some were not hired. Had one guy who was not forthright about an issue escorted off by security during his interview.

Want to be a sea-lawyer? Want to stick it to the man? Go for it! My suggestion is let the guys off probation and in positions to influence the issues do the fighting. If fedex is one of your many choices, and you don't mind explaining your choice...one on one...to HR...go ahead. But know you are an at will employee for the next 12 months, and any misstep will be without the benefit of any accumulated goodwill. Our company has fired folks, and I would hope we could avoid adding any more to the list.

Perhaps my experience knowing guys fired makes me cautious. If you want to ignore the advice its 100% your call.

 

I should have stipulated--Do not lie. Do not mislead. But there is a big difference between saying you are willing today--right here right now--to accept a hypothetical FDA assignment and (for example) saying you have a current medical or other required qualification listed. If you have zero intention of EVER accepting an FDA assignment, either with or without your family, then definitely do not check yes. I hope "they" remove these wide-open FDA questions. Until they do, every time you change your mind after talking to your significant other, better make sure you update your application accordingly.

 

Everyone just relax. There was a similar question on the questionnaire when I got hired in 2012. I answered yes. At no point in time during the interview (Day 1) did it come up. Day 2 while completing CJO paperwork, I was asked what I preferred. I prefered MEM but was seeking further info on CGN and I stated such. I never received the info they said they would provide me before I was offered a MEM class. Several people in my Indoc class had volunteered. There was never any pressure other than knowing you would most likely start immediately if you volunteered.

FWIW, here is the exact verbiage from pilot credentials.

48. As we may have a need to fill positions in our Foreign Duty Assignments we are asking that you respond to the following questions. The response to these questions is merely an expression of interest and does not imply that you would be assigned these positions.

Are you willing to accept an assignment to Hong Kong for a minimum of two years?
Yes No
Enter any comments below


49. Are you willing to accept an assignment to Paris for a minimum of two years?
Yes No
Enter any comments below


50. I am interested in a Foreign Duty Assignment at this time. Please type yes or no.

 

Fair enough...thanks Albie!

 

The Paris domicile question is an error they never corrected from the 2011-2012 hiring window. Should say Cologne and that is what the intent is.

 

Yep, cuz the company is all about intent instead of what is actually written.

 

Well, in their defense the road to hell would still be gravel if it weren't for intent.