Two week notice right after recurrent?

[Gabe]

What are any ethical and financial obligations that one should give to a flight department regarding giving their two week notice just after attending recurrent training? I feel bad that they invested time and money in me and now I'm leaving. I don't want to burn any bridges and the company has been good to me while I worked for them.

 

[Bleeds On]

Will your new company benefit from the recurrent? Maybe they can cover it if they want you bad enough. Never know.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

What are any ethical and financial obligations that one should give to a flight department regarding giving their two week notice just after attending recurrent training? I feel bad that they invested time and money in me and now I'm leaving. I don't want to burn any bridges and the company has been good to me while I worked for them.

Not a single one, and you shouldn't feel bad in the least. Did you do your job well while you were there? Did you give proper notice? Thank you and good luck!

One cannot time the opportunities in career/life that come along on the way to your goals. Pilots need to be trained, its not a perk or a bonus...and its certainly not an "investment" in you (as you describe above) Its training so that you can do the job we hired you to do. The timing cant be planned. Is it bad timing? yep. Not much you can do about that.

Unfortunately, too many pea-brained pilot manager types DO take these things personally in this business....let them. Keep moving along until you reach where you want to be. Sometimes goodbyes are not pretty, but always stick to proper notice and honesty.

Congrats on the new job!

 

[guido411]

Ethical obligations include a 12 month commitment to your employer every time you attend recurrent training. Sorry but you are stuck.

Seriously though I have heard of people not getting good recommendations after leaving an employer shortly after recurrent. Those are employers whose recommendation you don't really need or want. In addition, if a future employer that can't see through the BS of a bad rec on the grounds that you left a month after recurrent is a future employer you don't need or want either.

 

[guido411]

Will your new company benefit from the recurrent? Maybe they can cover it if they want you bad enough. Never know.

Yeah, go to your new employer and say you'll accept the position on the condition they pay your old employer. Seriously?

 

[Bleeds On]

Good one Bleeds!! You kill me.

I've actually heard of it happening. Never after the job offer has been made though. haha

 

[Bleeds On]

Yeah, go to your new employer and say you'll accept the position on the condition they pay your old employer. Seriously?

Easy, killer. Friend of mine was interviewing for a job and they asked him how soon to start. He said he'd owe $X if he left before Y. They agreed to pay off his contract. Common? No. Happens? Yes. Now chill.

 

[Gabe]

The new company has different equipment, so no benefit for them.
I did my job well and will give proper notice. I know the timing is not good (for them) and don't want to create any animosity. It's a small world.

 

[Fubijaakr]

No more obligation than the Company would feel about giving you a furlough letter two weeks after recurrent. I've witnessed that twice.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

The new company has different equipment, so no benefit for them.
I did my job well and will give proper notice. I know the timing is not good (for them) and don't want to create any animosity. It's a small world.

Don't worry about that small world crap....I'd love for some guy to tell me "he was a good pilot but he left just after recurrent".....So what? maybe he also left because the place was a stepping stone job, and did exactly what it was supposed to for him? Good departments want to hire motivated people.

Keep going until you are where you need to be. The only person you owe anything to is yourself. Keep moving upward, but avoid lateral moves - aka job-hopping.

Hopefully you will be able to give notice again someday...unless this is your career goal job? (not likely)