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Thank you guys for such good information on this!!

Another question. What are people wearing for interview attire?
They say in the email from HR that Business Attire is required. I understand the no tie thing...and that also something that attracts me to VX...NO TIE!! :)

So, I'm planning on a long sleeve button shirt, slacks, no tie, nice shoes / belt ... am I on target with this?
 
SAABaroowski said:
That's kind of a BS policy
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Don't quote me on it. I think 2 in a rolling 12 months is probably something you can be okay with, and the 3rd one being a bad/discipline type case. The policy is similar to my last ALPA carrier. Fortunately, I've never had a case where I had to call it in. I did have a Delta 737 that had to land at nearest suitable airport, long story short, another 737 rescued us and I made it to my gate about 24 minutes prior to departure. I kept CS advised and never heard a peep. They let my CA know I'd be running a tad behind.
 
Junior2 said:
Thank you guys for such good information on this!!

Another question. What are people wearing for interview attire?
They say in the email from HR that Business Attire is required. I understand the no tie thing...and that also something that attracts me to VX...NO TIE!! :)

So, I'm planning on a long sleeve button shirt, slacks, no tie, nice shoes / belt ... am I on target with this?
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Yes. Open collared dress shirt tucked into slacks, belt, nice shoes. You could do a sport jacket, but I took it off after entering each room for the interview portions.
 
Junior2 said:
Thank you guys for such good information on this!!

Another question. What are people wearing for interview attire?
They say in the email from HR that Business Attire is required. I understand the no tie thing...and that also something that attracts me to VX...NO TIE!! :)

So, I'm planning on a long sleeve button shirt, slacks, no tie, nice shoes / belt ... am I on target with this?
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Yep, you got it. If you bring a jacket make it a nice one. OTOH, if you wear a baby blue high school prom tux you will certainly leave an impression.

Be comfortable, be yourself, be engaging with the peeps you meet all day and work hard to remember & use the names of folks you meet along the way. Turn your phone off all day and don't pick your nose during lunch. The resume got you in the door, the last hurdle is just a check to see if HR thinks you will fit in (aka "be virgin enough"). Have fun & smile.
 
Is it really possible as stated above to get 17-18 days off as a junior line holder? I'm pretty much sold on virgin. You could commute from anywhere with that schedule.
 
Some recent info leaking out of 555 regarding basing and hiring:

The company is still trying to grow LAX without forcing crews down there involuntarily. CiCi (head crew scheduler) is apparently trying to make more four day trips out of LAX in order to make it more attractive for people to bid it. Talk of making JFK a dual base with EWR and adding 8-12 more crews there as well. Word is with FAR 117 on the horizon there will be significant hiring for the rest of the year.
 
lowapprch said:
Is it really possible as stated above to get 17-18 days off as a junior line holder? I'm pretty much sold on virgin. You could commute from anywhere with that schedule.
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Yep. My first line had 19 off. Now that is with bidding min credit...I average bout 74 hrs a month. The few times I've bid up to 85-90 hrs I end up with 16-17 off. If you live in base and don't care about commutability, you can basically pick and choose your days off. (Not including Xmas, July 4th,etc..)
 
DCMartin said:
Yep. My first line had 19 off. Now that is with bidding min credit...I average bout 74 hrs a month. The few times I've bid up to 85-90 hrs I end up with 16-17 off. If you live in base and don't care about commutability, you can basically pick and choose your days off. (Not including Xmas, July 4th,etc..)
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Wow that is awesome! I live in Chicago, how do you think the commute would be to LAX? I've about had it with my regional and I'm thinking Virgin sounds like a great atmosphere with nice people. I think I'd rather commute and be happy then get stuck somewhere with disgruntled employees. I applied yesterday and got all the hr questions right away. Wasn't expecting that.
 
lowapprch said:
Is it really possible as stated above to get 17-18 days off as a junior line holder? I'm pretty much sold on virgin. You could commute from anywhere with that schedule.
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The #1 lineholder from the bottom, meaning the first guy above from reserve, routinely gets 17 days off. 18 or even 19 is possible, but it depends how you bid. Of course, this assumes you set your credit threshold at 70 hours. This allows you to get a 70-75 hr line with 17-19 days off.

However, it still depends on the kinds of trips you ask/get. For commuters, minimizing commutes per month is key. I was still finding myself commuting 4-5 times per month from an east coast city (3 hr timezone difference). It can get very tough very easily. If you're living in Chicago, at least it's only a 2-hr difference, and you have VX itself to get to work. We do have a huge bunch of commuters from ORD (Eagle/MidEx/etc). Keep in mind you have the 2 jumpseats upfront and the FA jumpseat(s), if no VX FA jumpseater.
 
hyflyin said:
Why? It's your choice to live out of base, not the companies. Be responsible and it's not an issue.
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Commuting is mutually beneficial: a company can pay industry (or less in our case) wages and not have to take into account cost of living differences. The pilot can live where he chooses and minimize disruption to his family or lifestyle.

Imagine how hard it would be for VX to recruit pilots if you could not commute and they paid their current rates.
 
lowapprch said:
Wow that is awesome! I live in Chicago, how do you think the commute would be to LAX? I've about had it with my regional and I'm thinking Virgin sounds like a great atmosphere with nice people. I think I'd rather commute and be happy then get stuck somewhere with disgruntled employees. I applied yesterday and got all the hr questions right away. Wasn't expecting that.
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Are you talking about the test or the email with the hr questions after you take the test?
 
NEDude said:
Commuting is mutually beneficial: a company can pay industry (or less in our case) wages and not have to take into account cost of living differences. The pilot can live where he chooses and minimize disruption to his family or lifestyle.

Imagine how hard it would be for VX to recruit pilots if you could not commute and they paid their current rates.
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Oh, they'd still line up a mile deep.
 
lowapprch said:
I got a test with a buch of crazy super hard questions that each had a 3 minute time limit and then buch of personality questions. I want to say 80 or so of them.
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Everyone gets that test when they apply. The good news is if you get an email that has some basic HR questions, a questionnaire. If you pass that online test and get this email questionnaire, then the next email will be for interview dates.
 
Thanks lowapproch, that's what I was wondering. I took the test but have not gotten the hr email. Was thinking if you got the email straight away I must have bombed the test again.
 
Any Omni guys/gals working at VX? Can you PM me? I have a few questions. I am recently furloughed.
 

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