United diversity.......
08-11-2021 | 05:39 PM
#811
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Aug 2016
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From: B777 CA
No more welding tests. Anyone can do it. All tests and standards waivered for anyone of the 43 government approved genders. Maybe I should just go learn to weld for myself. At least i will take pride in doing it right and learning it right.
08-12-2021 | 08:06 AM
#812
— No Relief On Scope —
Joined: Mar 2015
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From: B737 Left Seat
08-12-2021 | 08:07 AM
#813
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From: B737 Left Seat
I learned some very basic welding during college. At some point I will take a formal class. I’ve had many times when I could have used the skills in my own garage.
08-12-2021 | 09:08 AM
#814
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Joined: Aug 2020
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Unless you want to go for certification, just skip formal classes, get a multiprocess machine so you can learn mig and stick, read, and practice…… a lot. That’s what I did. Countless hours running beads on a pad with different electrodes, flat, uphill, downhill, different joints, thick metal, thin metal, etc. Trips to the scrap metal yard can provide cheap material to learn on. I’d never earn a living, but it’s a fun hobby.
08-12-2021 | 09:33 AM
#815
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Despite all of the griping here, one only need to look at the photos in the flight ops update showing the last 8 new hire classes which are still 97%+ white guys. UA's diversity efforts are a good first step towards trying to get this place slightly more diverse.
08-12-2021 | 09:44 AM
#816
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Despite all of the griping here, one only need to look at the photos in the flight ops update showing the last 8 new hire classes which are still 97%+ white guys. UA's diversity efforts are a good first step towards trying to get this place slightly more diverse.
08-12-2021 | 09:46 AM
#817
Prime Minister/Moderator
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
Despite all of the griping here, one only need to look at the photos in the flight ops update showing the last 8 new hire classes which are still 97%+ white guys. UA's diversity efforts are a good first step towards trying to get this place slightly more diverse.
Their approach is pretty toxic to the all of the people who do make up the vast majority of their pool of realistically qualified applicants. Could they tone it down a bit perhaps? They're blatantly pandering to a public which doesn't have the slightest clue about the realities of professional aviation. Their approach simply fosters resentment and might even drive a cultural wedge, or worse, degrade safety.
08-12-2021 | 11:10 AM
#818
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: 756
Despite all of the griping here, one only need to look at the photos in the flight ops update showing the last 8 new hire classes which are still 97%+ white guys. UA's diversity efforts are a good first step towards trying to get this place slightly more diverse.
prove it.
08-12-2021 | 01:48 PM
#819
Pilot
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 713
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From: Airline Pilot
Ban white new balances and tucked in polo shirts during layovers, and you'll improve diversity overnight.
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