Heads up if you are in the SWA pool and at/applying to other carriers.

Latest "we still love you while you bob in our pool.." luv note had everyone's email on it. Niiiiiiiccceeeee. Then--just in case you missed it--they send another note saying "HEY--Sorry we PUT EVERYONE IN OUR POOL'S EMAIL OUT THERE IN THE POOL ORDER FOR EVERYONE TO SEE...."

So--I would expect (because not everyone in the world is your buddy) that within days the HR departments at JB, Delta, CAL, Airtran, Alaska, United, NWA, US Air, and Frontier will have their own copy.

Is that bad? Maybe. Did you recently get discouraged and throw out apps other places? Are you AT another company but told your interviewers you didn't even apply at SWA or weren't interested in going there? If so--you might expect some questions. If you are pushing your bros to get you an interview there, you can probably expect some pretty pointed questions about you when the email on your app/resume matches the list they will now have in their top drawer.

Nice touch SWA. Details matter. Your APAAD captains won their battle and now get to cruise a few more years. The guys who STILL want to be on your team just got another poke in the eye while they wait patiently for you.

 

Ooops!

That's kind of a big mistake. I hope nobody out there gets too much crap because of it.

Funny how its always the crappiest of places that take it so personally when you try and leave.

 

Ouch.

Way to go Southwest. Pretty low in my book.

Mistake? Maybe. Hmm... Makes one wonder.

 

At least we now know EXACTLY how many are in the pool.

 

That's the new SWA ladies and gents...not quite what it used to be

 

Really not a big deal fellas. I'm just glad my name WAS on the list.

 

Yep, that was a foul. I'm not in the SWA PR Dept, but FWIW to all the poolies (which includes some friends of mine): I'm sorry this happened. Perhaps the impact isn't universal as I imagine some poolies had already tipped their hands by having a 737-type. Again, still a foul.
I get your point about the poolies getting "kicked while they're down" (sts), but let's remember there were a whole lot of non-SWA pilots out there lobbying to get rid of the age 60 retirement also. I'm not crazy about my now longer tenure in the right seat, but hard for me to fault all the guys lobbying. Just airline pilots voting with their pocket books and the added fact that it was arbitrary age discrimination (yes I know, 65 is arbitrary, CASM just went up, etc etc.)
Oh c'mon. Give the conspiracy theory stuff a break. It was a friggin' mistake!

 

So if you are in the pool at the bottom.....class date in 2010? 100+ retirements per year not gonna happen....growth at ??

I guess the theory that a pool letter is WORTHLESS is pretty good advice.

Guys in the pool good luck. I hope they are keeping you up to date on classes and that you get one soon.

 

Yes it was....a pretty big one too.

 

Hey Roc,
Hows the pool at UPS looking? Maybe shorter time?

Moondog