Leaving a regional mid-training
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Boris Badenov
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I'm not nor am I ever likely to be in the hiring department of any airline, but imho it would obviously be *better* to get through training before quitting. That said, I don't think it would be the kiss of death to bail now, but you'd definitely want to have a good story as to why it was the right thing to do and wasn't a "you can take the door or take the window" kind of situation.
DPApilot
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Cough cough, that one 74 operator. Seems to have worked out well.
I’m not following - seems to me he isn’t leaving until he already has an offer in hand(?). Easy enough to explain to a future major I would think…
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What @JordanD said isn't exactly an uncommon pattern, necessarily. RSN-in-lieu because you can't hack it is most assuredly a thing. (Back in the bad-old-days, I read enough "this is why I quit X Air in mid-training" explanatory letters accompanying resumes to be semi-suspicious of each one.)
Who knows how it will necessarily look, but I'd still be of the mindset of "collect the type, if nothing else."
Stone Cold
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In this day and age, why would you quit one regional to go to another??? I know, I skipped that bullet point in my career, but I don't get it. Ride out the original regional if you have to for a while, and get picked up in the wave coming.
*My career is not normal, and I'm becoming the grumpy ass at MRDSCC lifer, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
*My career is not normal, and I'm becoming the grumpy ass at MRDSCC lifer, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
Maximilian_Jenius
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I have zero experience, so take my answer with a grain of salt. But I'd definitely leave an all 50 seat jet fleet regional, for another regional that has 70-75 seat jets.
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Dude, no. Those 75-seat regionals suck. You need at least 76.
Stone Cold
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Mid training??? Yeah, Fiddy, that's a no from me, Dawg. I have no power to hire or fire, but that's a stupid reason to leave training.
ILS37R
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I know a couple people who have done just that and it hasn't been significantly detrimental to their careers. That said, you'd best have a good explanation as to why you did it. Of the two I know, for one it was because the second regional had much better pay and, for the other, they were offered a zero commute domicile. As long as the final destination was an *ahem* equal tier regional and there were no training issues there, you can probably avoid most--but not all--of the resignation-in-lieu-of-termination doubts.
I'm not an airline guy, so I can't speak for them, but hiring at my shop we'd look more favorably at someone who made the switch early in training than someone who did so after completion. We're very understanding of people making tough QOL decisions. We are less understanding of people wasting finite training resources. I'd much prefer to have a conversation with you about your work/life balance priorities than to be asking if I have to worry about you getting your type and bolting.
I'm not an airline guy, so I can't speak for them, but hiring at my shop we'd look more favorably at someone who made the switch early in training than someone who did so after completion. We're very understanding of people making tough QOL decisions. We are less understanding of people wasting finite training resources. I'd much prefer to have a conversation with you about your work/life balance priorities than to be asking if I have to worry about you getting your type and bolting.
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I was thinking more down the road, although it probably would be fairly easy to explain as long as it was clear to the new place you wouldn’t do the same. I’m not totally against it though, if the new regional is one that will offer a better quality of life I wouldn’t fault someone for doing it. That would be way more important IMO if there is a significant difference in work/life balance.
Crockrocket94
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Lol... quitter.
I did it as well. I had my reasons, and I resigned in person to the base chief pilot or whoever was in charge during training. It really sucked because it was a decent job. (not a regional but a LCC ish) Didn't hurt my career but I doubt I can go back. Unless I change my name.
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
Mid training??? Yeah, Fiddy, that's a no from me, Dawg. I have no power to hire or fire, but that's a stupid reason to leave training.
With the thread in the airline pilot sub-forum, (Pain for the 50 seat community) flying a 50 seat jet, at an all 50 seat jet company could be precarious in the future in the terms of continued employment. That was my thinking at least. As far putting on those boots that we're meant for walking. I was talking about leaving with type in hand. Not before.
You're going to need a bigger reason than that. And if that's the reason you're leaving you might have a difficult time going forward. Changes are constant, if you agree with half of them, congrats. Is the training subpar, do you have concerns of the financial stability of the company, are you worried about maintenance? These are all questions that could lead to a reason to leave.
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bretthullrampage
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That actually happened?
KLB
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I am unsure if this is the reason, but Jeppview is going away and I can see a regional going back to paper charts to keep cost low in lieu if finding another option. That's seems very regional'ish.