PSA hiring, again.

Before Delta got cut off from the outside world, they did hire quite a few ExpressJet/ASA dispatchers.
 
manniax said:
A lot of majors are reluctant to hire from their express carriers. Stated reason is that they don't want to "hurt" their express carrier's operations. American does hire some from Envoy but not a lot. Delta currently is only hiring internal employees. United hires some from its regionals (such as SkyWest) but hardly exclusively. The only major airline I can think of that did a fair amount of hiring in dispatch from its express carrier was Continental, and of course they are no longer around.
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It's funny you mention Continental, because the TSA ERJ-145 I flew on recently had catering boxes with Continental Express on them! It was a United Express flight, but there were some Continental Express markings on things in the aircraft.
 
CPZ9900 said:
That they like cheap labor. It's not a reflection upon American, they have little say on what goes on. Until there's an accident, they'll turn a blind eye.
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I could understand them having limited sway if PSA were an affiliate like TSA is an affiliate of United. However, PSA is wholly owned by American; how can they not have sway over what's happening?
 
MarkM0228 said:
It's funny you mention Continental, because the TSA ERJ-145 I flew on recently had catering boxes with Continental Express on them! It was a United Express flight, but there were some Continental Express markings on things in the aircraft.
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Catering trolleys, like GSE, last forever. Miami Air has TowerAir trolleys (photo proof is BURIED on my photo site but I'll dig it up) I've seen GSE and wheelchairs with America West logos...what else.

I know I've handled TWA-labeled stuff before.

Look hard enough, you'll find it floating around.
 
Burrito said:
Catering trolleys, like GSE, last forever. Miami Air has TowerAir trolleys (photo proof is BURIED on my photo site but I'll dig it up) I've seen GSE and wheelchairs with America West logos...what else.

I know I've handled TWA-labeled stuff before.

Look hard enough, you'll find it floating around.
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Shoot, I remember when TSA operated as TWExpress! They mainly flew ATR42s and ATR72s back then. I think that they may have had some Metro IIIs too.
 
CPZ9900 said:
This goes much further that. This is about an absolute inept management. Take a look at the pilot forums, they have nothing nice to say about the place either. It's systemic. Maybe if they cleaned house and had a director and manager who had a clue on what they we're doing, things would change. They have had people there in the past try and change the culture. They are content on running the circus they've developed. Instead, it's all smoke and mirrors. It's not a good first gig. You won't learn how to do anything properly. You won't learn the skills needed to move on to a major. All they care about and want are warm bodies in seats to turn the little boxes green.
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CPZ, I spent a couple hours on Glassdoor reading employee reviews of PSA-wow, what an eye opener! From what I read, it's the kind of place where you build experience, then GTFO...

As I said previously, if it's the only thing available after I finish, then I'll go out to DAY. That said, I won't STAY there any longer than I must. I work for a messed up company now, and it's NO fun at all...
 
nyk said:
That is shameful what he endured and PSA should be ashamed. If I read that and was offered a job there I would decline it. Those are some powerful words. Thanks for sharing !
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What's even MORE sobering (at least for me) is that this guy was 53 at the time; he was about the same age I am now. I start at Sheffield in April. After I finish, I hope I can get a job offer at ANY other shop besides PSA!

What I can't understand is this: even if they went over budget on training this guy, why not keep him so as to RECOUP said investment?! That's what I don't understand! It doesn't make sense to spend money training someone, then let them go if they were signed off.

I wonder what would happen if a newly licensed dispatcher went to PSA and suffered the same fate as this guy (i.e. got fired for a BS reason). Would he be able to get another job elsewhere, say TSA, GoJet, Skywest, etc.? Would another regional hold a bad stint at PSA against you?
 
Admittedly, I've never heard a good thing about PSA. That said if I was looking for my first job I'd still accept an offer from them...then I'd get out just as fast as I could.
 
Luigi said:
Admittedly, I've never heard a good thing about PSA. That said if I was looking for my first job I'd still accept an offer from them...then I'd get out just as fast as I could.
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If that's what I have to do, I'll do it. I work at a messed up company now, even though it's in a different industry. I know what screwed up companies are like, and I know how to cope with them.

That said, one of the reivews on Glassdoor was from a dispatcher; CPZ9900 posted it. In it, the guy was hired and was going through 'training', though that's using the word VERY loosely! The training (or lack thereof) was so bad that he came in on his own time to learn from one of the other dispatchers. Well, he got called in to the office; he was told the company spent too much training him, even though it sounded like he was signed off; then, they let him go! That's the only thing I'd be worried about. Then, would I be able to get another job if something like that were to happen to me?
 
I read the review. Still though, I think you don't understand how hard it is to get that first job. It took me a very long time to get my first job. I was lucky and ended up at the premier regional, but not everyone is so fortunate. Even if you get hired by PSA, find a month to month lease near work, and apply to other regionals during training if you have too.
 
And there are people who failed the training here, and were still able to end up at other regionals or 135s.
 
Luigi said:
I read the review. Still though, I think you don't understand how hard it is to get that first job. It took me a very long time to get my first job. I was lucky and ended up at the premier regional, but not everyone is so fortunate. Even if you get hired by PSA, find a month to month lease near work, and apply to other regionals during training if you have too.
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Based on METARd's experience (8 months till he found something), I have an idea. As I said, if PSA is the only airline that offers me something, I'll take it. In the mean time, I'll try to find something else.
 
Luigi said:
I read the review. Still though, I think you don't understand how hard it is to get that first job. It took me a very long time to get my first job. I was lucky and ended up at the premier regional, but not everyone is so fortunate. Even if you get hired by PSA, find a month to month lease near work, and apply to other regionals during training if you have too.
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I was worried that, if PSA were my first job and I washed out, that it would hurt me finding something else after that. Then again, when reading a pilot's review, he said a retired USAF colonel with C-5 experience washed out of their flight training program...
 
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