Alaska ANYONE

[Mamma]

So what were the serious issues?

I have no idea. Thought someone else would know. Just heard it through the grapevine. Shockwaves was probably a huge overstatment nonetheless. I retract.

 

[tico]

Igneousy2,
I did a silver bullet for a guy who interviewed 3 weeks ago. Still no call. It seems my company is just not calling back those who they don't want to invite to the second interview, or "Elisibeth Ryan inquisition" as some now call it. This is rude, it is insensitive, it is a poor business practice, and it is wrong. This from a company that says it prides itself on its employees and we are all to treat each other with dignity and respect. For all you potentials out there, don't expect dignity and respect to apply to you when you come to Alaska to interview.

fly-n-fish and old school 737, you guys must both be post kasher to be involving your friends in this place and if not then shame on both of you.....

 

[Old School 737]

Yes, I am post Kastration. And let me say that what happened to you guys was Bull-***hit. I know alot of guys are pissed off and I will be soon if this next contract is not what it should be!

 

[fly-n-fish]

Tico,
Pre. Briefed him up on all that is going on here. He still wanted to interview.

 

[Z_Pilot]

Viking-

Our experiences were identical.
First interview was a home-run...I liked them, they liked me...I am a great fit.
Second interview....WTF?
All I can say, after reading similar exeriences here at FI and hearing other experiences through the aviation grapevine is that they're definately not hiring those of us that are (were?) passionate about working there. They're hiring SWA wannabees and non-union Skywest folks (nothing against you, just an observation...I know some Skywest folks are as passionate as I was).

Z

 

[Mamma]

Z,
What exactly is a SWA wannabe?

 

[av8instyle]

Z,
What exactly is a SWA wannabe?

Can I take a guess??
....Someone that wants to be at SWA?

 

[Mamma]

Can I take a guess??
....Someone that wants to be at SWA?

You must have an IQ of 180! If you are a SWA wannabe then why would you interview at ALK? Why would ALK hire someone that wanted to be at SWA? Point is, the SWA wannabe is someone they are trying to weed out. Problem is most everyone now days is a SWA wannabe. Makes the job rather difficult.

 

[mach none]

You must have an IQ of 180! If you are a SWA wannabe then why would you interview at ALK? Why would ALK hire someone that wanted to be at SWA? Point is, the SWA wannabe is someone they are trying to weed out. Problem is most everyone now days is a SWA wannabe. Makes the job rather difficult.

They are trying to weed out the union activist and anyone that might become vocal.

 

[av8instyle]

You must have an IQ of 180! If you are a SWA wannabe then why would you interview at ALK? Why would ALK hire someone that wanted to be at SWA? Point is, the SWA wannabe is someone they are trying to weed out. Problem is most everyone now days is a SWA wannabe. Makes the job rather difficult.

1- Actually it's considerably less, but thanks for the compliment. I just get REALLY lucky a lot!
2- Because Alaska right now is better than not having ANY job with a profitable, 160K paying major airline.
3- Because he/she blew enough smoke up the board's a$$ to convince them otherwise.

 

[Z_Pilot]

What exactly is a SWA wannabe?

Answer by av8instyle:

Can I take a guess??
....Someone that wants to be at SWA?

Ditto. Yes, someone that wants to be at SWA.

Why would ALK hire someone that wanted to be at SWA?

My point exactly!
That's why it is so screwed up!

Perhaps the SWA wannabees got the call from Alaska first, perhaps they did not get hired at SWA.

Z

 

[dashtrash]

fly-n-fish and old school 737, you guys must both be post kasher to be involving your friends in this place and if not then shame on both of you.....

It seems like now would be a good time for them to get their friends on there. Pay can only go up.

 

[tico]

It seems like now would be a good time for them to get their friends on there. Pay can only go up.

If that is what you believe then you must be very new to Horizon or you took a huge bong hit and still have the"Horizon High".....The smoke and mirror show is about to begin and you can be sure that regardless of what the numbers show.....The Airgroup's opener to us will provide us with less effective income annually than we now have. It is their intent to push the amount of guaranteed income that they have to pay(hourly, salary, retirement etc...) below the level that Kasher set and then add back in all kinds of bonuses, profit sharing, performance based pay etc.....to make it appear that if we all run out and bust our ass3es then we will be living the dream......unlike you guys at horizon where there are still horizon employees running the show, on the alaska side we are a virtual airline....so performance and profits are in the hands of a dozen sub contractors.....All we will hear (as we do now )is how we just missed the target for one reason or another........So yes it is a great time to get your friends on at alaska so they can get a little more experience and move on to a real airline....that would be one that has not repeated its first year of experience over 70 times

 

[av8instyle]

Tico,
We'll only get what we vote for.

 

[tico]

Tico,
We'll only get what we vote for.

That is true brother....and that must be why our union is being very direct and preparing us for a strike....You know, put life on hold for a couple years so that the next 20 get better....Sell the fancy house in Gig Harbor, Forgo that vacation, put the young ones back in public school, get the bills paid ahead six months to a year, get the family spooled for some ugliness.......Except wait...when I am in the crew room everyone is back to the usual bulllsh!t....look at pictures of my new house and my vacation and all that other sh!!t.....I am ready and waiting to take a baseball bat with a 24"x24" sign stapled to it out on the street and give this place the middle finger and get all I can get for as long as I can get it.....But are you..maybe, but you can d@mn sure bet that 50.1% of our pilot group is not and will fade in fear when they are facing the fire.... and we will end up choking on our own Sh!t until 2015 or beyond..........What says you to that!!!!!