Walmart Pilots get Massive Pay Raise
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Groundpounder
Quitter
What were they before the raise?
Crockrocket94
Well-Known Member
Thats good for those guys!!
tlove482
Well-Known Member
New captains were at 90k last time I heard, but that was like 5 years ago. I'm sure sure what plane that was in either.
Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
I hope we hear more and more of this as the legacies continue to vacuum people up. A rising tide lifts all boats and so on.
KLB
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Hey @ZapBrannigan,
Do you still have any contacts in the area? One of my buddies is from there and would to fly for Walmart.
ZapBrannigan
If it ain’t a Boeing, I’m not going. No choice.
I still know people there, but I would caution your buddy that money doesn't solve problems - it just makes it harder to leave.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
Sure would be nice if they gave everyone else that works in their sweatshops a raise, too.
tlove482
Well-Known Member
They are! I believe they are raising minimum pay to 10 bucks an hour in the next two years.
Yeah, they finally got tired of fighting
poser765
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lol and probably capping them at 20 hours a week.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
Oh joy. So by the time they're paying $10/hr, the living wage in most parts of the country will be $12/hr. Sounds about right for those pieces of trash.
Good 'ol Capitalism at work. Let's hope that our deserving Masters will trickle some down to us!
ZapBrannigan
If it ain’t a Boeing, I’m not going. No choice.
Got a text last night. Supposedly after this was all done the VP of aviation told them that now that the $$ and schedule were fixed, if anybody chose to quit it was because they were making a personal choice, not because anything was wrong in the department. If true, that just amazes me. How can any manager be so oblivious to why people are unhappy in his department... or so misguided as to believe that money will fix it?
I don't know anyone who listed money as their reason for leaving. In fact several of us took pretty sizable pay cuts to go. People don't quit jobs. People quit people.
Still, this should make it a little easier to recruit at WIA this week. They want to hire at least 3 more at that event.
I don't know anyone who listed money as their reason for leaving. In fact several of us took pretty sizable pay cuts to go. People don't quit jobs. People quit people.
Still, this should make it a little easier to recruit at WIA this week. They want to hire at least 3 more at that event.
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GypsyPilot
Mohawk Town
@ZapBrannigan, it really doesn't surprise me at all. I've considered going back to corporate a couple times lately, including doing several interviews over the past year.
I am just shocked how poorly run and, quite frankly, how unprofessional most part 91 flight departments are run. Truly abysmal, and I am now so turned off by my recent experiences that I'm 100% done looking at corporate.
I don't know how it happens, but the vast majority of these places are ran by egomaniacs that are completely incompetent when it comes to social intelligence and how to be a good manager. Truly a shame, as one or two of the places I was looking at had the potential to be excellent career gigs.
I am just shocked how poorly run and, quite frankly, how unprofessional most part 91 flight departments are run. Truly abysmal, and I am now so turned off by my recent experiences that I'm 100% done looking at corporate.
I don't know how it happens, but the vast majority of these places are ran by egomaniacs that are completely incompetent when it comes to social intelligence and how to be a good manager. Truly a shame, as one or two of the places I was looking at had the potential to be excellent career gigs.
PositionAndHold
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Man. That's a pretty broad brush to paint with based on your few experiences. I can honestly say after two years of 121 regional flying it's not for me at all. I'm not going to be so naive as to say every 121 position would be crap. If you only hear about a part 91 job through a job posting, you're right, it's probably not a place with longevity. The good jobs, some one has a person or persons in mind that would be perfect for their operation should a spot open up. When they do have an opening they reach out to them. I've learned to never say never in this business. The best job in aviation is part 91 and the worse job in aviation is part 91. To call "most part 91 operations unprofessional" is disingenuous at best.
GypsyPilot
Mohawk Town
Most 91 jobs are crappy. There are a few that are awesome, but for the most part they have lots of problems. I did it for several years, I have lots of friends that do it, and overall I've had enough exposure to corporate to have a better than average feel for it. I'm very comfortable with my take on it.