I forget what plane this guy was on, but he was an older guy, had flown all his life, and was flat sick of always being gone and having bad mtx... he said the company treated him great, he was out of Oakland or somewhere, they worked with him to make sure he got the base he wanted, and he said he made better $$ than anywhere else he had worked. I didn't get into details because I just didn't really care, but he was trying to talk ME out of MY job, I just said Thanks but no thanks.
That really is a big factor. How a company treats you makes a world of difference in the experience. I'd rather have less money and enjoy my job than get paid a ton to be unhappy all the time.
I have talked to guys who hated it too, but they were young and this guy was a lot more experienced, I just remember how highly he spoke of the company.
"Experienced..." is that what they call it these days?
I don't retain much if it doesn't interest me much.
That explains a lot <ducks>
Airtac, that's not what I meant at all. I had no intention of offending you, but I hear a LOT of talk about this company and I'm not going to hide a differing viewpoint becuase you are the one who said something contrary. I never meant to imply that I "knew" better. REGARDLESS of how it actually came across.
In fact, the ONLY point I actually disagreed with you on was the UPS area and that's because of a change that took effect in APRIL of this year requiring heavy trans oceanic time. IE, they want guys to go to Cathay or one of the other freight companies first becuase they CAN becuase so many people want to go there.
I'm not trying to make assumptions based on what *my* goals are (which you are making some assumptions about), but based on what I understand *his* goals to be. I wouldn't recommend MY company for him either, becuase he has a wife and kid and I doubt he wants to move them to Fairbanks or Anchorage.
I
am sorry for offending you, but it was never any intention of mine. I do realize that other people know better about some areas, and once more than one person said they'd heard good things I queried my friend there again and got more specifics. *HE* actually does like it there, but it reminds me a lot of *this* company and I don't think either of them are the type of experience velojym is really interested in if he wants to fly corporate or for brown through the quickest way possible. *THAT* part is my *opinion* and has NOTHING to do with MY goals.
Just because I'm young doesn't mean I don't respect you, and I'll continue to respect you whether you hate my guts or not. Believe it or not, I put a lot of stock in your opinion, but I will offer what I've heard contradictory if I think it might be true, as that can make a big difference to someone's decisions. The industry in all fronts has changed dramatically over the last year and a half. A lot that was true when I was going through *my* training isn't even true now.
This is all I'll say on the matter, other than that I am SORRY. I don't even like how I worded it myself now that I look through it again, but I can't change that other than to implore that how you took it is NOT what I MEANT. And if meaning doesn't matter, than I've already lost anyway.