just wait til they do it to the 225 pilots

I had accepted a CJO from SWA in November of 2023. I completed PRIA paperwork, PRD, they contacted my references and everything back in 2023. I was told to expect a Jan 2024 class date. Then they told us that we wouldn't be hired in 2024 but once hiring would resume we would be the first to be hired. We received emails every quarter from SWA telling us to be patient and hiring would resume soon. We got called about 3 weeks ago telling us to schedule a logbook review and to expect a class date in November or December of this year. And now we are told that they aren't moving forward with our app. I didn't realize I was being re-interviewed for a job I had already accepted and even completed PRIA paperwork for 2 years ago. I have a feeling this was a last minute decision because the person that contacted me in August to tell me hiring was being resumed didn't say anything about this being something other than just completing paperwork and assigning us a class date.

I have multiple emails and phone calls from SWA during 2024 and 2025 telling me that we are in the pool and will be allocated a class as soon as hiring resumes, so yes I was lied to by this company. But it's fine this is the new Southwest Airlines. The guy who called me today was obviously reading off a script. I knew what was up the second I heard his tone of voice on the phone.

sorry man. You’ll land on your feet and never look back except to laugh at this horrifyingly dysfunctional dumpster fire.

Here's a video we got back in March
 

https://youtu.be/S3xNlVx71oA?si=r8ARGt99ViMl26s8
If you watch this video that we poolies received you'll see the language they use is future new hires with a spot in line.

Some of these guys had class dates and seniority numbers. Some were a week from starting and now being told, “you’re not competitive anymore, sorry” after being hired and then lied to for almost 2 years. It’s disgusting. I don’t care what the current market looks like…this isn’t the same company that kept the class starting the week after 9/11 because they told them they had jobs.

I’m sorry dude. This company is nothing special; in fact, it’s pretty horrible in terms of how it treats people and how those people treat each other, but it’s got a great propaganda arm. I hope you have a great career at UAL or AA or wherever you land.

This just simply isn’t true. You don’t have a seniority number until day 1 in class and they post it. A CJO is just that, a CONDITIONAL job offer. Yes, it sucks, yes, it’s not cool. But as posted above, the language they use matters. They weren’t a week from starting because classes are a month or two out so that just isn’t true either.

I guess we found the person on the hiring team that likes making people cry.
I seriously hope you find yourself in the position you put people in.

Yet another example of the “LUV airline” sham.

If you are even here at SWA, you better hope I never come across you because I will tell you directly to your face what I think about you and how disgustingly you just treated fellow pilots in our profession. I work hard and I actually care about my company’s success, but nothing means more to me than taking care of each other which is something you’re obviously not capable of.

You should be disgusted with yourself.