911 dispatcher
02-27-2013, 06:46 AM
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911 dispatcher
Tough choice... either I can go back to another regional making 20k and get furloughed/bankruptcy/strike/etc and get screwed out of my job again... or my friend is looking to get me a job as a 911 dispatcher for the state police and start out making 50-60k with pension, 401k, and full benefits...
02-27-2013, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Av8tion
Tough choice... either I can go back to another regional making 20k and get furloughed/bankruptcy/strike/etc and get screwed out of my job again... or my friend is looking to get me a job as a 911 dispatcher for the state police and start out making 50-60k with pension, 401k, and full benefits...
02-27-2013, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Red Forman
There are a lot of other flying options that don't involve going to a regional that pay better than a 911 dispatcher.
02-27-2013, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Av8tion
Wish I found any... apparently nobody wants someone with 5 years in the industry with 3 different regionals...
02-28-2013, 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes
Are you limiting yourself just to pilot jobs within aviation?
02-28-2013, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Av8tion
No... I applied for a few other things in the industry with no callback... ASAP investigator for example... no joy...
Originally Posted by Kettlebell
for what it's worth, i know a CFI who stopped flying to do that, then shortly after quit and started flying again because it was so depressing...
I'm unfamiliar with the first job (ASAP), but I have interest in the second job (NTSB) should I ever change jobs to a non-flying position.
02-28-2013, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
Are we actually talking about an ASAP report investigator or did you mean NTSB accident investigator?
I'm unfamiliar with the first job (ASAP), but I have interest in the second job (NTSB) should I ever change jobs to a non-flying position.
I'm unfamiliar with the first job (ASAP), but I have interest in the second job (NTSB) should I ever change jobs to a non-flying position.
I mean ASAP report investigator... it's a job with the specific airline... not the gov't... but like my entire career in this industry... nothing worked out...
02-28-2013, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Av8tion
I mean ASAP report investigator... it's a job with the specific airline... not the gov't... but like my entire career in this industry... nothing worked out...
I can't imagine reading ASAP reports (meaning the content of the reports - not the fact that you are behind a desk actually reading the reports) would be that.......depressing. Maybe that is just my safety related mind and curiosity.
My niece was a 9-11 dispatcher all through college and still works at it part-time.
After having some conversations with her about the job, it would seem to me to be a more *depressing* job based on what she deals with on a regular basis.
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