KCSO780
My kind of window seat!
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2004
- Posts
- 57
ATRCAPT said:Gimme a break! Come down off your holier-than thou tower! I fart in your general direction.
Let the GREEN smoke fly brotha............
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ATRCAPT said:Gimme a break! Come down off your holier-than thou tower! I fart in your general direction.
Widow's Son said:The work environment and overall job is pretty much the same at most carriers. SWA is very different. Not better, not worse, just different. Certain people will thrive there and others won't. It is better for both the carrier and the pilot that the right kind of people get hired. It is easier for SWA to hire when everybody else is hiring as well, especially if the "pay du jour" is higher elsewhere as well. They have to work much harder to find the right chemistry when they are one of the top draws that everyone is applying to.
If you doubt you can fullfill your childhood dream of being a pilot without flying a widebody to farflung destinations than SWA is obviously not for you. That doesn't make you or SWA bad.
If you would rather fly than sit around airports and see more to compensation than hourly rate then you understand some of the unique things about SWA. Ditto if you value the freedom to work as much or as little as you want.
If you see variable compensation as opportunity you are a SWA candidate, if you see it as risk, you are not.
The SWA interviewers use time honed methods to determine who understands and appreciates the uniqueness of SWA vs those just saying what they think wants to be heard or are only there interviewing because the other "real" airlines aren't hiring. None of this has anything at all to do with background and SWA hires more variety of pilots than anyone else.
The process isn't perfect, but overall, works very well. The reason that re-applicants have a higher success rate is because it shows SWA that the person truly understands what SWA is all about and wants to be a part of it.
SWA/FO said:Hey Capt. Megadeath, why would you not want to work for SWA? Great people, great pay, great benefits and a great schedule. Lines vary from 15 (reserve) - 20 days off a month. Don't want any of that?
People here actually like going to work.
Widow's Son said:The work environment and overall job is pretty much the same at most carriers. SWA is very different. Not better, not worse, just different. Certain people will thrive there and others won't. It is better for both the carrier and the pilot that the right kind of people get hired. It is easier for SWA to hire when everybody else is hiring as well, especially if the "pay du jour" is higher elsewhere as well. They have to work much harder to find the right chemistry when they are one of the top draws that everyone is applying to.
This statement is not entirely true. I know of at least two different people who have gotten hired at SWA that are nothing but aviation trash. One has the personality of a rock, the other is a egomaniac that we celebrate the day he left. On the other hand, I know of some extremely good people with types who have not gotten hired by SWA. Sad but true.
FlyAuburn said:First, War Eagle! No attitude here. Honestly. I'm just making an observation and at the same time asking why SWA would spend so much money and time. Someone answered that it doesn't affect that much. cool. That's enough for me.
I've had beers with SWA old timers that have been there a lot longer than any of us in this industry, and they ask the same question that I'm asking. They've recommended great candidates, but no luck. The fact is that the system is not flawless. You gotta at least admit that. If SWA is wasting so much money, wouldn't you be concerned? I would. But, apparently, it's not. That's great. I guess that rumor is not accurate.
It's hard to convey a tone through these posts, but don't judge so quickly.
War Eagle!