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09-08-2019, 05:52 AM
#83
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Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 705
Originally Posted by baseball
I do hear you.
I like the actual Chiefs doing the interviewing. I like pilots talking to pilots. I recall a 135 interview, a commuter interview, and a major interview. All 3 were run by pilots. Great conversations, great interactions, great experience. We could all relate on the same level and we all understood each other. The respect was mutual and the experiences all made me better.
I think we need to be selective as to who gets in the office. The staff that works in the office I would consider not a player. The assistants and the flight managers should be running the office while the Chief does the interviews.
In my world (and I am ok with being in the minority), the Chiefs job should look like this:
1. hand out atta boys
2. only handle severe discipline
3. supervise assistant chiefs and staff
4. Interviews
5. Avoid all staff meetings and admin queep that you can't fix anyway.
6. buy coffee and donuts for staff
7. Go out and shake hands with the base pilots in the crew lounge 3 to 5 times a day.
Ok, that may be altruistic, but that' ok.
I like the actual Chiefs doing the interviewing. I like pilots talking to pilots. I recall a 135 interview, a commuter interview, and a major interview. All 3 were run by pilots. Great conversations, great interactions, great experience. We could all relate on the same level and we all understood each other. The respect was mutual and the experiences all made me better.
I think we need to be selective as to who gets in the office. The staff that works in the office I would consider not a player. The assistants and the flight managers should be running the office while the Chief does the interviews.
In my world (and I am ok with being in the minority), the Chiefs job should look like this:
1. hand out atta boys
2. only handle severe discipline
3. supervise assistant chiefs and staff
4. Interviews
5. Avoid all staff meetings and admin queep that you can't fix anyway.
6. buy coffee and donuts for staff
7. Go out and shake hands with the base pilots in the crew lounge 3 to 5 times a day.
Ok, that may be altruistic, but that' ok.
It's not ok.
09-08-2019, 12:08 PM
#84
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Joined APC: Oct 2011
Position: Airplanes
Posts: 134
Originally Posted by Shrek
I don’t want SFO Larry hiring a single soul.........
Keep it out of the CPO’s hands...........Pilots hiring pilots ? Yes
Keep it out of the CPO’s hands...........Pilots hiring pilots ? Yes
09-12-2019, 05:47 AM
#87
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Joined APC: Oct 2015
Posts: 169
Originally Posted by baseball
I do hear you.
I like the actual Chiefs doing the interviewing. I like pilots talking to pilots. I recall a 135 interview, a commuter interview, and a major interview. All 3 were run by pilots. Great conversations, great interactions, great experience. We could all relate on the same level and we all understood each other. The respect was mutual and the experiences all made me better.
I think we need to be selective as to who gets in the office. The staff that works in the office I would consider not a player. The assistants and the flight managers should be running the office while the Chief does the interviews.
In my world (and I am ok with being in the minority), the Chiefs job should look like this:
1. hand out atta boys
2. only handle severe discipline
3. supervise assistant chiefs and staff
4. Interviews
5. Avoid all staff meetings and admin queep that you can't fix anyway.
6. buy coffee and donuts for staff
7. Go out and shake hands with the base pilots in the crew lounge 3 to 5 times a day.
Ok, that may be altruistic, but that' ok.
I like the actual Chiefs doing the interviewing. I like pilots talking to pilots. I recall a 135 interview, a commuter interview, and a major interview. All 3 were run by pilots. Great conversations, great interactions, great experience. We could all relate on the same level and we all understood each other. The respect was mutual and the experiences all made me better.
I think we need to be selective as to who gets in the office. The staff that works in the office I would consider not a player. The assistants and the flight managers should be running the office while the Chief does the interviews.
In my world (and I am ok with being in the minority), the Chiefs job should look like this:
1. hand out atta boys
2. only handle severe discipline
3. supervise assistant chiefs and staff
4. Interviews
5. Avoid all staff meetings and admin queep that you can't fix anyway.
6. buy coffee and donuts for staff
7. Go out and shake hands with the base pilots in the crew lounge 3 to 5 times a day.
Ok, that may be altruistic, but that' ok.
09-12-2019, 06:48 PM
#88
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Joined APC: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,159
Originally Posted by Flip69
When I was hired in 2013, Larry was the guy who interviewed me. He definitely had a cold personality.
09-12-2019, 07:05 PM
#89
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Joined APC: Mar 2012
Position: 777
Posts: 2,158
Yes, unfortunately, Larry is a real piece of work.
His latest, with the runway construction in SFO, he won't grant positive space commuter passes during a major disruption event at SFO. Something the other domiciles do all the time. No idea why.
His latest, with the runway construction in SFO, he won't grant positive space commuter passes during a major disruption event at SFO. Something the other domiciles do all the time. No idea why.
09-12-2019, 07:34 PM
#90
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Joined APC: Oct 2008
Position: Boeing right seat
Posts: 1,541
Originally Posted by baseball
I like the actual Chiefs doing the interviewing.
It needs to be done by a group of pilots that are volunteers... have been vetted... and that know how to dig in to a pilot's past through their application, LoR's, and by other resources.
To do the "hiring job" well requires a lot of effort and focus from the interview pilots. The CP's don't have the bandwidth.
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