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Originally Posted by Dragon7
Mid 13 hire and things in IAH have changed quickly, as in other bases. When your two year seat lock ends you will have choices. Just getting to line holder this month, but they back filled 320 a year and half ago and folks right out of training got lines. Very hard to tell right now what will open up in IAH. Nobody thought when we got hired DEN would open up this fast. Enjoy the ride for now. Welcome, ignore the inter webs naysayers, I like it here. A lot.
"Ignore the inter webs naysayers"....
My suggestion is to enjoy and make the best of what you have in front of you. Save your money. You will work with a great group of people who want to move forward.
Many of those people have witnessed the brutality of this industry. It doesn't hurt to listen, learn, and store their experiences in your memory bank. I get it. You get crew meals, fly bigger jets, and are looking at a promising career with a large salary. You aren't the only ones who have felt this. We all have. History is a motivator of decisions moving forward.
I find it utterly disrespectful when a new pilot proclaims this is the best place but dismisses past experiences. I say this because I had a three month new hire who said "I love this place, don't you?" When I was hired, I was very enthusiastic yet asked a lot of questions and listened more than I spoke.