UPS Furlough Over
05-09-2014, 06:09 PM
#201
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Joined APC: Oct 2007
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Good luck with that regional thing. Hope it works out for you.
05-09-2014, 07:15 PM
#202
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2005
Position: Brown
Posts: 1,126
BYOB, it's truly amazing to read a professional pilot being so manipulated by a blog. I would not trust this source for the real gouge on what an opportunity looks like in this industry. Unfortunately, these blogs can be a cesspool of hate and discontent and are truly a poor source for career advice.
Good luck with that regional thing. Hope it works out for you.
Good luck with that regional thing. Hope it works out for you.
UPS management pilot ranks are filled with three types. First are the scabs hired early on in 1988-90 or so. Enough said about them. Next are the amateur pilot types hired out of Purdue. Horrendously under qualified and inexperienced but made left seat in a few years. Lastly are the ones hired in 2005-07 timeframe. Many were furloughed legacy pilots who were troughing in the Guard/Reserves. They went from part time work to instant capt pay. The lesser of the three evils, and they are grateful for the paycheck.
The whole setup sucks. It will be interesting to see this next contract because most of us are fed up. Funny how the number furloughed is in the ballpark of the number of managers we have. It stinks to high heaven and the lack of respect for the management pilot position is obvious.
05-10-2014, 03:11 AM
#203
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 653
UPS management pilot ranks are filled with three types. First are the scabs hired early on in 1988-90 or so. Enough said about them. Next are the amateur pilot types hired out of Purdue. Horrendously under qualified and inexperienced but made left seat in a few years. Lastly are the ones hired in 2005-07 timeframe. Many were furloughed legacy pilots who were troughing in the Guard/Reserves. They went from part time work to instant capt pay. The lesser of the three evils, and they are grateful for the paycheck.
The whole setup sucks. It will be interesting to see this next contract because most of us are fed up. Funny how the number furloughed is in the ballpark of the number of managers we have. It stinks to high heaven and the lack of respect for the management pilot position is obvious.
The whole setup sucks. It will be interesting to see this next contract because most of us are fed up. Funny how the number furloughed is in the ballpark of the number of managers we have. It stinks to high heaven and the lack of respect for the management pilot position is obvious.
these poor pseudo captains can not be so delusional as to think they are respected.
Last edited by Airbum; 05-10-2014 at 03:20 AM. Reason: .
05-10-2014, 10:12 AM
#205
Banned
Joined APC: Mar 2009
Position: 757 Capt
Posts: 798
Are you smarter than a 22 year-old?
Pipe
05-10-2014, 03:30 PM
#208
Fill'er Up Again
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Position: Scarebus Captain
Posts: 1,090
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