JetBlue open house

[skysurfer76]

I was one at the open house on Friday May 14....
Got the call for an invite for the interview on Thurs. May 21
Interview set up for June 3....

 

[kellwolf]

I was one at the open house on Friday May 14....
Got the call for an invite for the interview on Thurs. May 21
Interview set up for June 3....

Morning or afternoon session? I was at the afternoon one that day. Sadly, no call for me, yet.

 

[CRJ200pilot]

Keep hope alive!! I know about 10 great guys that went throughout the week, only one has been called so far! It takes about 30 minutes each phone call to set up the interview. I heard this coming week will be very exciting with lots of phone calls. Good luck to all

 

[Bavarian Chef]

Delta, definitely. AA? Not with the current levels of dysfunction. UA? HA,ha, ha... although I have high hopes it will be a worthy place again someday after the merger is complete. They gotta get through about 1300 furloughees first.

Dude -- we had UA furloughees leave the last time around (only to turn around and be furloughed again). Don't be so complimentary of your fellow pilot. We work at JB after all ... with no CBA, no COLA, no legal protection, no say on work rules, crappy health care, crappy OJI/LTD, etc etc.


Wait -- maybe that's why they left? A chance at a piece of cheese?

 

[BeachBummer]

Some like baby swiss, some like goat, and some like head cheese... what kind of cheese do you like?

 

[flyin4jsus]

I was one at the open house on Friday May 14....
Got the call for an invite for the interview on Thurs. May 21
Interview set up for June 3....

skysurfer76 what number came up on caller id? Does it say jetBlue?

 

[aewanabe]

Old info, but back in 2007 it did not. My original call was from SLC.

 

[aewanabe]

Dude -- we had UA furloughees leave the last time around (only to turn around and be furloughed again). Don't be so complimentary of your fellow pilot. We work at JB after all ... with no CBA, no COLA, no legal protection, no say on work rules, crappy health care, crappy OJI/LTD, etc etc.


Wait -- maybe that's why they left? A chance at a piece of cheese?

Hey, I try to be a glass-half-full kinda guy. Taking a recall to UA in '07 was a bit different ball of wax than it would be today (reference the second furlough). I've flown with 3 guys just this month that were "not ready" for JBPA that are seriously pro-ALPA, so I'd like to believe the blinders are coming off (or maybe the blue juice is tasting, well, like blue juice).

For those who may be coming, it's certainly a better place than being on the street or sitting left seat at the mid and lower-tier regionals. Just keep your eyes and ears open, and SMILE at the interviews.

 

[Bavarian Chef]

Hey, I try to be a glass-half-full kinda guy. Taking a recall to UA in '07 was a bit different ball of wax than it would be today (reference the second furlough). I've flown with 3 guys just this month that were "not ready" for JBPA that are seriously pro-ALPA, so I'd like to believe the blinders are coming off (or maybe the blue juice is tasting, well, like blue juice).

For those who may be coming, it's certainly a better place than being on the street or sitting left seat at the mid and lower-tier regionals. Just keep your eyes and ears open, and SMILE at the interviews.

I hope you're right. The glass isn't exactly half full though, if you consider the FSM and that whole process.

It's de minimis, I think.

You're on to something though ... "JetBlue - We're Better than the Mid and Lower Tier Regionals." I like it!

 

[aewanabe]

"JetBlue- We're Better than Mesa, Colgan, Chautauqua, and.... unemployment. Our pilots are de minimus!"

Maybe we can get some stickers made. I try to keep balanced in my views, but you're 100 percent right about the FSM and our "committees". Some of this crap is straight outta Dilbert.

 

[Bavarian Chef]

"JetBlue- We're Better than Mesa, Colgan, Chautauqua, and.... unemployment. Our pilots are de minimus!"

Maybe we can get some stickers made. I try to keep balanced in my views, but you're 100 percent right about the FSM and our "committees". Some of this crap is straight outta Dilbert.

Maybe "minimus" means bomb in Latin?

De Minimus = Da Bomb.


Dude, I actually try to stay balanced as well, but I gave up. I'm a career employee, you know, ... a pilot. Not a temp ... like management.

I'm gonna outlive (in the perjorative, notwithstanding Vinnie) our current team by decades.

 

[lanilila]

I used to work at Jetblue on the ramp back in 03 but dont know any current jetblue pilots that can give a recomendation. Just wondering if working for the company previously pulls any weight to getting hired? I know its a long shot but if there are any jetblue pilots that can help me out or give some insight to getting an interview please PM me. Thank you.

 

[Joblu]

I used to work at Jetblue on the ramp back in 03 but dont know any current jetblue pilots that can give a recomendation. Just wondering if working for the company previously pulls any weight to getting hired? I know its a long shot but if there are any jetblue pilots that can help me out or give some insight to getting an interview please PM me. Thank you.

You being a former employee should already have some pull. They hired you once so why not twice unless you were a d e u c h e.

 

[Jet41]

Dude -- we had UA furloughees leave the last time around (only to turn around and be furloughed again). Don't be so complimentary of your fellow pilot. We work at JB after all ... with no CBA, no COLA, no legal protection, no say on work rules, crappy health care, crappy OJI/LTD, etc etc.


Wait -- maybe that's why they left? A chance at a piece of cheese?

While it's true that we have no CBA, COLA, lousy health insurance, etc. not a single JB pilot has been furloughed. You also forgot to say how much the new FSM sucks. Which is more than DL, AA, UA, US, Air Tran, UPS, FedEx and all the rest can say. Which is not to say that as a JB pilot you should keep your mouth shut and be happy you have a job. Everything you pointed out needs to improve. However JB is not a bad place to work. If you're trying to suggest that an out of work pilot should choose not to come to JB if offered a job is beyond comprehension. And no I'm not "juiced up", I want everything you want. But at the same time I have enjoyed my time at JB, far from perfect, but glad I made the choice to come here than all the other places that I turned down. Had I gone to any of the other that offered me a job I would have been furloughed, and depending on where I went, still out of a job. The airline industry as a whole sucks, IMO it sucks less here than a lot of other places.

So my message to a pilot interviewing at JB (or any airline for that matter), take he job if offered, keep the apps up to date with everyone else, if offered a job somewhere else and you would rather be there...then leave.

BTW - If I misunderstood your point disregard.

 

[27 driver]

Some like baby swiss, some like goat, and some like head cheese... what kind of cheese do you like?

As long as it is not fromunda cheese.