Corporate Interview

[Jimmy_Norton]

It's 91 dude. They treat me like family. I don't ask family for tips. Now the new money posers who turn up on XJ tails...

But yeah I've been here three months and I'd say that I have proven myself. The large end of year bonus 4X what I got in Atlantic Bucks and pay bump to that of more than a "Senior Captain" is all the proof I need.

But you know, senior captain isn't an official title it's something guys call themselves after a while. So lame, it's like giving yourself a nickname.

What senior captain at XOJET means to me: "not enough talent to get a good job."


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Dude, great story, bro

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Hope it sticks for you. That's how my corporate job was for about the first 6 years.

 

[Dugie8]

I had been getting hammered at XOJET. "Senior captains" (AKA no talent ass clowns) kept getting on my case about my mustache, my shoes, my badge lanyard. One even called me out online on propilotworld saying that if I kept sporting the stache' no one would ever hire me. Of course he was hands down the most abysmal pilot I had ever flown with. He burnt up the brakes on the X taxiing from the north to south LAX complex by dragging them, the entire way. I warned him several times during the taxi but he silenced me with his Swedish accent claiming that "I watched the manufactures video on proper braking technique." Upon opening the cabin door he noticed the brakes were smoking and completely panicked. Grabbing ice cold water bottles from the ice drawer and pouring them all over the brakes... shouting in his panicked accent "help!"

I digress. So my interview from the current gig: I show up at the hangar to meet the chief pilot and mechanic just to see what is going on. It wasn't an interview. I mean they needed to hire, but it was more of a meet and greet. In fact it was my chance to interview them. I don't act like I want the job, hell I don't want to wind up at another horrible flight department. I tell them honestly my opinion on anything I could think up. Explaining that if they didn't like me to show me the door please. The last thing I would want is to be in another horrible employment situation with terrible pilots. This went on for about an hour.

So these guys are talking about the job the CP takes a call and BOOM. I'm off in the CPs car to meet the aircraft owner. Now I'm in jeans flip flops and a nice but very casual button down cotton shirt. "You sure you want me to meet the guy dressed like this?" No worries! "Um OK"

I later dropped by the CPs house to meet his kids and wife. I found out later that this was the go, no go moment when I was hired. The best part about it: after I left his 4 year old daughter loved my mustache and demanded that I become the new pilot. Which was apparently the main reason I was hired. From that day on life has been oh so good and when I see an XJ tail on the ramp I just laugh.

Just be yourself. You won't regret it. If you act like someone else they will likely sniff it out or you will get hired by a bunch of talentless kooks, who volunteer on days off to pick people just like them. I fooled a bunch of them during my XOJET interview and I regretted it every day I put on the uniform.


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Wait??? What?! I thought everyone on PPW was a consummate professional and were the pinnacle(s) of aviation, none of us could ever hope to aspire to????


Mind blown.

 

[GypsyPilot]

Wait??? What?! I thought everyone on PPW was a consummate professional and were the pinnacle(s) of aviation, none of us could ever hope to aspire to????


Mind blown.

It didn't used to be that way, I mean with the egos and all. But it's been pretty bad the past several years.

 

[Jimmy_Norton]

It didn't used to be that way, I mean with the egos and all. But it's been pretty bad the past several years.

You better not criticize GulfstreamGirl over there. If you do, you're a woman hating neanderthal. Also, the love and praise that gets heaped on English/Denise/Desert Jet is more than a bit annoying.

 

[mikecweb]

You better not criticize GulfstreamGirl over there. If you do, you're a woman hating neanderthal. Also, the love and praise that gets heaped on English/Denise/Desert Jet is more than a bit annoying.

It's a circle jerk over there most days. I login to get tech. info or airport write ups but that's about it. I couldn't stomach being a regular on there. It sucks because it's probable THE best resource for corporate pilots.
NBAA airmail, now that's a joke!

 

[BEEF SUPREME]

Wait??? What?! I thought everyone on PPW was a consummate professional and were the pinnacle(s) of aviation, none of us could ever hope to aspire to????


Mind blown.

The best part is the slogan "pilots helping pilots".

Should immediately be changed to "pilots being disingenuous and stabbing each other in the back."

I met a few cool people but honestly I feel like hiding under a rock was a MUCH better strategy than networking via PPW.


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[Dugie8]

The best part is the slogan "pilots helping pilots".

Should immediately be changed to "pilots being disingenuous and stabbing each other in the back."

I met a few cool people but honestly I feel like hiding under a rock was a MUCH better strategy than networking via PPW.


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Don't get me wrong. I've learned a lot and made some nice "technical" connections from PPW (OC is the man). Lately it has turned into Seggy times a billion with the "talking down to" and general slapping your buddy's ass.

I don't get the whole throw another pilot under the bus for the smallest of slights but "high ranking" members (widebody Captains and Gulfstream/Falcon drivers) can treat people like dirt and "YOURE the one with the attitude problem!".

I was told, that being from ND and taking job back in ND I shouldn't expect industry standard pay or QOL because, it's ND.....