CJ Captains, California

[tG114]

Southern California Part 135/91 operator seeking long term, growth oriented CJ Captains and FOs. Our initial need is for FOs. Upgrade to Captain with experience. CJ experience a plus. Also have need for experienced King Air pilots. Preference given to those living in Southern California. Positions are long term opportunities with financially stable company. Send resume to: [email protected].

www.guardian-air.com

 

[English]

stay away, stay FAR away....

 

[HMR]

English, care to share more? I told a friend about this job and he already contacted the company. I don't want him to get screwed. BTW, you seem to know something about alot of the SoCal jobs that gets posted. What's your secret?

Thanks
HMR

 

[English]

The CJ community in SoCal is a small one.

I used to work at the above-mentioned company. The items I can share right now include the following -

While I was employed there, I was contributing to the company 401K plan. The company was pulling my contributions from my paycheck and NOT sending them to the 401K company. When I left and discovered this, I demanded they fix the problem. They kept coming up with all kinds of reasons why they couldn't. I got the state involved, and they still wouldn't pay. Finally, I went the the president of the parent company. Wouldn't you know it, he knew how illegal the whole thing was and I had a check the next day.

They never paid me my vacation time that was accrued when I left.

The company believes that if you weren't called out by the end of the day, that day was a day off, counting towards your 13 days off in a quarter. No scheduled days off.

The ad is advertising for FOs. In CJs? How are you going to log it? A friend of mine did "contract work" for them under the premise she'd be hired, sent to school, trained, etc. They paid her $75 a day and kept stringing her along, promising her they'd send her to school. Never happened.

A pilot employed there the same time as I was employed there had to pay for his own type in the CJ. He was a long-time, loyal employee, having been there for years prior.

There ad is misleading. They have had LOTS of turnover, and it is not a financially stable company. Just nine months ago they were threatening to sell all the CJs because they were losing money on them. A financially stable company does not make one's employees pay for training, withhold 401K contributions and vacation accrual, and run an operation so understaffed that people can't have days off.

There's more, but with the pending investigation, I am not at liberty to continue.

 

[taloft]

Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel.

 

[English]

No feelings involved. I purposely just wrote the facts so I could not be accused of slander.

 

[msw]

What SoCal Airport........

.........are they based at?

 

[English]

ONT

 

[justApilot]

I think this company is in the process of or has just changed management. I think I know the new owner and this is not how he runs his company.

English....what period of time were you employed there?

 

[English]

I think there is some new management as well. But I have heard the corporate culture has not changed. I left there 9 months ago.

The owner of this company does not "run" it.

 

[English]

Hey everyone, there are different, unrelated Guardian Airs that operate CJs - one in Connecticut, I think, and the other in California.

 

[JetCapt69]

The ad is advertising for FOs. In CJs? How are you going to log it?

I assume your are referring to a Citation 525. It is a two pilot aircraft unless you have a single-pilot type rating. If you don't, then an SIC is required. A first officer would simply log SIC time.

 

[English]

It was a rhetorical question.

This carrier does not have the capability to have SICs in their CJs. Long story, but you won't be able to legally log any of the 135 time.

 

[English]

Hey everyone that was interested in more info on this job...

They have officailly now had 100% turnover in their pilot staff AND management staff in less than one year. This should be a red flag for those of you still in the interview process, and those of you recently hired.