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I'll be the first person to admit to you, that I don't have it all figured out.
I do know this much: don't think that because you have a flow to a mainline that you don't need to make yourself marketable.
I am currently going through upgrade training and there is a new-hire here that was former Mesaba that had a flow to Northwest. Current new-hires are being promised a 6.5 year flow to American. Up until very recently we had people on property that were told to expect a five year or less flow to American in 1997. Most of those guys that elected to flow did so about eleven years after the projected five years or less. That's a total of about 16 years, keep your shoes on.
Some of these guys are showing up without a degree but an attitude of "But I've got a flow, why would I want to get my degree?" It's seriously concerning to me. I think it's awesome that we have a contract that has a flow through program but I don't think we should be using that as the reason to stay. I have flown with several captains that expect to flow in 18 months or less and when I ask "you hitting up the job fairs?" they scoff. "But I've got a flow...?" they say. Often times it's cost, time off, preparation, work, etc., that becomes the excuse.
If you want that job, wherever it is, I highly recommend you do everything you can as often as you can towards reaching that goal. Job fairs, meet and greets, networking, getting your degree, volunteering, whatever it may be. Update the resume, reach out to those people you know, get your butt to that next job fair. Don't be sitting fat, dumb, and happy when the flow gets shut off or the industry changes and your flow slows to a trickle.
People on this forum gave me this exact advice a long time ago and I didn't really listen very well, so I guess I don't expect this to change the hearts and minds of anyone. I'm just putting it out there, I've been through it and I'm telling you, it's worth every second. Three and a half years of flying the line and working on my degree meant I was the super lame slam-clicker. But I got my degree done in under 4 years with a 3.6 GPA. Got the certificate in December of last year and started hitting job fairs in January.
I had a plan, and that plan was to go to every job fair until I had the job offer I wanted. I told myself that I will get hired in 2016. Thanks to a lot of amazing people doing way above and beyond what I ever could have imagined, I have the job offer that I've always wanted.
Don't let your projected flow lull you into complacency when it comes to your career and your future. I guess that's the point of this post.
I do know this much: don't think that because you have a flow to a mainline that you don't need to make yourself marketable.
I am currently going through upgrade training and there is a new-hire here that was former Mesaba that had a flow to Northwest. Current new-hires are being promised a 6.5 year flow to American. Up until very recently we had people on property that were told to expect a five year or less flow to American in 1997. Most of those guys that elected to flow did so about eleven years after the projected five years or less. That's a total of about 16 years, keep your shoes on.
Some of these guys are showing up without a degree but an attitude of "But I've got a flow, why would I want to get my degree?" It's seriously concerning to me. I think it's awesome that we have a contract that has a flow through program but I don't think we should be using that as the reason to stay. I have flown with several captains that expect to flow in 18 months or less and when I ask "you hitting up the job fairs?" they scoff. "But I've got a flow...?" they say. Often times it's cost, time off, preparation, work, etc., that becomes the excuse.
If you want that job, wherever it is, I highly recommend you do everything you can as often as you can towards reaching that goal. Job fairs, meet and greets, networking, getting your degree, volunteering, whatever it may be. Update the resume, reach out to those people you know, get your butt to that next job fair. Don't be sitting fat, dumb, and happy when the flow gets shut off or the industry changes and your flow slows to a trickle.
People on this forum gave me this exact advice a long time ago and I didn't really listen very well, so I guess I don't expect this to change the hearts and minds of anyone. I'm just putting it out there, I've been through it and I'm telling you, it's worth every second. Three and a half years of flying the line and working on my degree meant I was the super lame slam-clicker. But I got my degree done in under 4 years with a 3.6 GPA. Got the certificate in December of last year and started hitting job fairs in January.
I had a plan, and that plan was to go to every job fair until I had the job offer I wanted. I told myself that I will get hired in 2016. Thanks to a lot of amazing people doing way above and beyond what I ever could have imagined, I have the job offer that I've always wanted.
Don't let your projected flow lull you into complacency when it comes to your career and your future. I guess that's the point of this post.
