Termination of employment
05-30-2020, 10:14 AM
#31
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Joined APC: Aug 2015
Position: Guppy Gear Slinger
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Originally Posted by Itsajob
Then by all means, go be a Walmart and max out your pay first year. First year Atlas sucks, but after that, it isn’t a bad gig. You will take home more than at a regional, one commute a month (usually positive space to where ever the plane is), And heavy time looks good when applying for better paying jobs. UPS and FedEx really like heavy freight pilots since they already understand what flying freight is like, and they already have tons of international experience.
05-30-2020, 10:42 AM
#32
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Joined APC: Jun 2019
Position: B747 FO
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In my case it's a 'blessing', and I'm not even going to fly a WB, but a job is a job. My first and only year at skywest comes to less than that probably lol, but Sedgwick paid 6 months so..
Paying bills is all it matters.
Paying bills is all it matters.
05-30-2020, 01:38 PM
#33
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Joined APC: Apr 2017
Posts: 465
Originally Posted by Turbosina
What's Atlas pay again? $38K 1st year FO? $1600/mo for first 5 months on training pay? I mean that's less than a Walmart cashier...
05-30-2020, 07:47 PM
#34
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Position: CRJ FO
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Originally Posted by Itsajob
Then by all means, go be a Walmart and max out your pay first year. First year Atlas sucks, but after that, it isn’t a bad gig. You will take home more than at a regional, one commute a month (usually positive space to where ever the plane is), And heavy time looks good when applying for better paying jobs. UPS and FedEx really like heavy freight pilots since they already understand what flying freight is like, and they already have tons of international experience.
05-31-2020, 06:15 AM
#35
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Posts: 1,358
Originally Posted by RJDio
To each their own, but I’m with Turbosina on this one. 16-17 day trips? I wouldn’t do that for FedEx, UPS, or UAL let alone for Atlas pay (no offense to Atlas pilots). For single guys I’m sure it’d be a great experience. Young or old. But for someone with a family, especially little ones, making ends meet bagging groceries can be more rewarding.
05-31-2020, 04:38 PM
#37
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Position: CRJ FO
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Originally Posted by Itsajob
That life is definitely tough on little kids, it’s not anything close to what military families go through, but it’s tough. That is the main reason that I left when a better opportunity came around. If small kids aren’t in the picture it isn’t that bad. One nice thing about long trips is that you get your flying over with in one big bunch. The 16 days stinks, but those 2 weeks blocks of time off every month are great.
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