Swa Pool

[Beech Balls]

I just want to join the party ASAP....don't care where I'll be for the first 6 months....after that I'm hoping for BWI.

 

[BlueandWhite]

Just fixed the #'s on the top half. Now we just need some class dates added on this list!

Name ------------------Pool Date -------Class Date

1.usausa----------------3/06/07-------
C17guy----------------4/16/07-------
pinnacledude-----------5/16/07-------
flyosu------------------5/16/07-------
FlyByNight1-------------5/17/07-------
jet1man----------------5/18/07-------
number11--------------5/19/07-------
scottyp----------------5/21/07-------
GFunk20------------5/22/07-------
10. Razor_B-----------------5/22/07-------
zippy32-----------------5/22/07-------
Tabex ------------------5/23/07------
AuburnAviator-----------5/23/07-------
SW Poolie---------------5/23/07------
SW Poolie---------------5/23/07------
NoCompromise-----------5/24/07-------
fixy---------------------5/24/07------
Stewy-------------------5/25/07------
BlueandWhite---------5/25/07-------
20. THEPRFCT10-------------5/27/07-------
Ballgag------------------6/01/07-------
Prop Trash---------------6/06/07------
Avgslin------------------6/10/07------
crj410 -------------------6/10/07------
Lakempnative------------6/10/07-------
O-Weone Ubabe----------6/10/07------
capt1900----------------6/10/07------
msmb--------------------6/11/07-------
SW Poolie-------------6/11/07-------
30. SW Poolie (LH) -----------6/11/07-------
SW Poolie----------------6/11/07-------
obadie-------------------6/12/07-------
palmtressairlines.---------6/12/07-------
GuyBehindTheGuy---------6/12/07-------
VoidFighter---------------6/12/07------
So cal--------------------6/14/07------
SW Poolie-----------------6/14/07-------
SW Poolie-----------------6/16/07-------
SW Poolie--------------6/16/07-------
40. SW Poolie-----------------6/16/07-------
SW Poolie-----------------6/16/07-------
MJG-----------------------6/17/07-------
SW Poolie-----------------6/17/07-------
SW Poolie-----------------6/17/07-------
SW Poolie-----------------6/17/07-------
SW Poolie-----------------6/17/07-------
SW Poolie-----------------6/17/07-------
Uplift---------------------6/18/07-------
RogerMOSA------------6/19/07-------
50. Nutts---------------------6/19/07-------
f340dvr-------------------6/20/07-------
Chellsha-------------------6/20/07-------
Bluto13--------------------6/21/07-------
ofacegangsta--------------6/21/07-------
2jet-----------------------6/21/07-------
Rosie----------------------6/21/07-------
Flybigsky------------------6/22/07--------
SW Poolie-----------------6/22/07-------
SW Poolie--------------6/24/07-------
60. Sundevil-------------------6/26/07-------
BOZO----------------------6/26/07-------
Beech Balls-----------------6/27/07-------
b727fe---------------------6/28/07-------
ddp------------------------6/30/07-------
SWPoolie-------------------6/30/07-------
TXDanno-------------------7/01/07-------
DesertDuck-----------------7/07/07--------
SW Poolie(SF)--------------7/08/07--------
Bayou Bengal-----------7/10/07------
70. beechbumn--------------7/10/07--------
SW Poolie (SG)-------------7/10/07--------
50Pesos--------------------7/12/07-------
SW Poolie------------------7/14/07------
Califlyer--------------------7/15/07-------
WNC Flyer------------------7/16/07-------
PJF-------------------------7/17/07-------
SWPoolie(CF)---------------7/17/07-------
JBFlies----------------------7/17/07-------
SWPoolie--------------------7/17/07--------
80.Jdru25----------------------7/17/07-------
SwPoolie(JW)------------7/18/07--------
U2drvr----------------------7/19/07--------
cvr104----------------------7/19/07-------
skypine69-------------------7/22/07--------
SWPoolie--------------------7/23/07--------
Tristarpilot------------------7/24/07---------
Pandasfly--------------------7/25/07--------
Inigo Mentoya---------------7/29/07--------
SW Poolie-------------------8/05/07--------
90.Ghettobeechjet--------------8/05/07--------
Island Driver -------------8/05/07--------
SW Poolie-------------------8/12/07--------
Huge------------------------8/14/07--------
Texman---------------------8/14/07--------
Sabregirl--------------------8/15/07--------
DT--------------------------8/17/07--------
gradywhite------------------8/20/07--------
srv141----------------------9/16/07--------
Mickey D--------------------9/28/07--------
100.SW Poolie-------------------9/28/07--------
showboats-------------9/30/07--------
ARJLVR---------------------10/6/07--------

 

[ballgag]

Got one of them emails from Diane. Things are looking up, I'm June 1 poolie. Sandy told me two or three classes out last month.

I asked the magic eight ball when the next class will be. Response: Ask again later; dammit!!!!

See if you do any better:

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~ssanty/cgi-bin/eightball.cgi

 

[Ralph Wiggums]

Also, there are unfilled FO positions in MDW.

Not even close to accurate.

As of January, here is the order of domicile seniority for FOs, based only on the highest employee number able to hold each base:

OAK Jr
LAS
PHX
MDW
HOU
MCO
BWI
DAL Sr

 

[MJG]

Wow, didn't know BWI was that senior. Good to see MDW down the list a bit though.

Any updates on Vegas crashpads?

 

[BlueandWhite]

OK, so we know relative seniority. How does that really equate to how long it takes to get to a domicile (lets assume 2 training classes per month)? I know friends who were at BWI w/in 2-3 months after training last year. Would DAL take significantly longer once training starts up again?

 

[GuppyWN]

We'll be lucky to drain the pool in '08. I'd expect no more than 300 new hires.

Sorry dudes. Not trying to be a jerk but this aint Herb's airline as of late.

Gup

 

[Inigo Mentoya]

We'll be lucky to drain the pool in '08. I'd expect no more than 300 new hires.

Sorry dudes. Not trying to be a jerk but this aint Herb's airline as of late.

Gup

Why do you say that?

 

[Daddy]

Inigo Montoya...best movie name ever...I have given that name out literally everywhere...restaurant reservations, surveys, etc. I agree with Gup...SWA is either turning sour or battening down for what they believe will be a severe recession, but things aint what they were here. Many negative changes here...severe punishment, weird policies, but mostly an extremely negative slant from management against ALL labor groups. There are many grievances either in work or recently won against management lately...not sure what is up with that, but this place aint what it was even a year ago

 

[ballgag]

Inigo Montoya...best movie name ever...I have given that name out literally everywhere...restaurant reservations, surveys, etc. I agree with Gup...SWA is either turning sour or battening down for what they believe will be a severe recession, but things aint what they were here. Many negative changes here...severe punishment, weird policies, but mostly an extremely negative slant from management against ALL labor groups. There are many grievances either in work or recently won against management lately...not sure what is up with that, but this place aint what it was even a year ago

Wow! Bet it still beats Mesa!!!

As regional scum, I'll take anything to get out of this hell known as CLE XJET.....

 

[GFunk20]

Many negative changes here...severe punishment, weird policies, but mostly an extremely negative slant from management against ALL labor groups. There are many grievances either in work or recently won against management lately...not sure what is up with that, but this place aint what it was even a year ago

This isn't good news at all.

 

[Quiet Flight]

Remember the above comments are part of a two way street. A good number of people here have NO IDEA how good they have had it and are screwing it up in a few minor ways for the majority. The only way this company or any other will be "as good as it was back then" is for the employees (both mgmt AND labor) to take ownership and ensure that it does not turn into just another airline. When the finger pointing starts, it all goes south. Fast! Change is good but it can be a bitch. Do NOT believe everything you read on here. Having said that, I do agree (albeit mildly) with Gup and Daddy. The kicker is reading through the alarmist slant and realize that nothing as fluid as an airline in the U.S. will just stay the same year in and year out. Adaptability and the ability to not take ourselves too seriously have made SWA what they were and what they will be. To those of you already on the property I would say if you see something you don't like, get to work changing it and come armed with a solution. To those of you on the way, it is a phenomenal place to work and has only gotten better since I started. Just my $.02

Q/F

 

[328dude]

Remember the above comments are part of a two way street. A good number of people here have NO IDEA how good they have had it and are screwing it up in a few minor ways for the majority. The only way this company or any other will be "as good as it was back then" is for the employees (both mgmt AND labor) to take ownership and ensure that it does not turn into just another airline. When the finger pointing starts, it all goes south. Fast! Change is good but it can be a bitch. Do NOT believe everything you read on here. Having said that, I do agree (albeit mildly) with Gup and Daddy. The kicker is reading through the alarmist slant and realize that nothing as fluid as an airline in the U.S. will just stay the same year in and year out. Adaptability and the ability to not take ourselves too seriously have made SWA what they were and what they will be. To those of you already on the property I would say if you see something you don't like, get to work changing it and come armed with a solution. To those of you on the way, it is a phenomenal place to work and has only gotten better since I started. Just my $.02

Q/F

Well said. I'm still happy here.

 

[GoodTimes]

Remember, for a lot of the folks at SWA, this is their first airline. It's all relative, and as far as an airline job goes this is still a great place to work.

 

[GuppyWN]

Do you guys work for the same airline I do? How long have you been here?

I've been here almost 8. It was "da bomb" when I got here. Not a day went by when somebody didn't do something nice to/for another employee.

The past year I have REALLY seen changes. Then the past 6 weeks have been miserable. I've basically been told I'm last in every aspect. When your airline makes the ops agents sign confidentiality agreements and tells them to tell commuters that don't agree with our new policy "you chose to commute" and "it's not YOUR jumpseat, it's the companies" there is a problem.

I'm not a first grader. I've been told not to nonrev when I'm sick. I don't need Colleen "reminding" me.

I'm all about WN pilots flying WN flights. I don't need codeshare partners to fly intl. because "we don't have the knowledge" to do it.

Now we've got the company telling me to show my Southwest spirit by continuing to help push wheelchairs - just be sure I come back up and board with the "C" group. You're serious, right?

I've got CSA's that won't call down the jetway and ask the ops agent to let me run on 5 minutes prior to push.

Flight attendants don't call or come up to visit anymore.

Folks, this place is a shell of what it was just 8 years ago. I'm not impressed with the direction we're pointing.

--- and for you guys to tell me to buck up? You're more resiliant than I. I'm getting tired. I'm not going to quit but I'm not going the extra mile anymore.

When we become like United, which by my clock ought to be by next summer, you can blame it on me.

I'll leave it to my brothers to cheer you up about how great this place is cause I'm outta koolaid.

Gup