Also, there are new schedules being "discussed". The options are 9/6, or 6/6 with travel on your last day off. The 9/6 sched would have a pay raise. Not sure if the discussion was started to keep people from quitting, or if it will actually come to fruition, but they took care of the domicile issue that people were complaining about so maybe there is hope.
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Groundpounder
Quitter
No, but they have expanded their bases significantly. Supposedly there is a 8/6 schedule coming, but that may just be a dangled carrot, cause nothing is official yet.
Has hiring slowed down? And if so, for what reason(s)? Had a great phone chat recently with a rep from HR who pulled my resume and sent it up the chain. Got a reply the next day with a questionnaire to fill out and to provide 2x available times for a phone interview. Sent it in that day and haven't heard a peep since. This was over two weeks ago. Another friend in the same boat has been waiting nearly a month. I know someone who started class with them last week, but it seems that things have slowed down. And with more birds on the way in early 2016...
chrisreedrules
Master Blaster
Heard 8/6 is official? Can anyone confirm?
It's officially being phased in "starting in September." Anybody's guess as to when it will be finished being phased in, which is the important part. Next year?
nocturnalaviator
AI Jedi
Still no word on anything changing with the schedule. Morale is super low. Anyone's guess on when this will happen. Lots of pilots are leaving despite giving it a chance.
Groundpounder
Quitter
A friend was all excited posting on his Facebook about the 8/6 schedule announcement, and I told him that I was willing to wager that he'd still be on 6/3 come January 1st. Looks like I might end up being right, sadly.
BEEF SUPREME
Well-Known Member
Kicking the old can down the road eh? That blows. Just another time the old saying from my "semi-pro" bike racing days comes into play: "promises are fine but you don't have that sponsorship until you are riding the free bike down the road."
Groundpounder
Quitter
Yep, and the fun part is that the people that were hired post-8/6 announcement will most likely be the first people to get that schedule, and all the old timers get a dick in the keester yet again. But rumor has it that Wheels Up is hearing that pilots are unhappy, and is asking Gama why that is the case.
BEEF SUPREME
Well-Known Member
People called this "growing pains" where I used to work.
It is OK to call it "not fair" but it is also true that "no one cares."
It will say a lot about the company depending on how the people who say "it's not fair" are treated.
All 8/6 rotations start on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. There wrinkle most have yet to see is one month a year you have to work 3 long weekends, Fri-Mon. Only a few people got this for November.