Southwest Hiring Info 2016
08-05-2016, 06:37 AM
#2101
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,715
It's the cult indoctrination day. You go over to the TOPS building and the pilot class along with whoever else started that week are taught chants, sing songs, and are generally annoyed for the day. After the day is over you go to the deck party where they hopefully have plenty of free booze.
08-05-2016, 10:09 AM
#2103
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2005
Posts: 500
It's the cult indoctrination day. You go over to the TOPS building and the pilot class along with whoever else started that week are taught chants, sing songs, and are generally annoyed for the day. After the day is over you go to the deck party where they hopefully have plenty of free booze.
08-05-2016, 10:27 AM
#2104
Furloughed Again?!
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: Boeing 737
Posts: 4,804
The good folks at headquarters work for a different company than the operators on the front line. It's more like a dot-com startup over there. Lots of parties, and t-shirt design contests, and volleyball tournaments. They don't see why the operators are unhappy because that is not the lens of experience through which they see the company. I completely understand that.
I know as little about their job as they do about mine. So I can understand why they sit around the gourmet cafeteria and the state of the art operations center and wonder how could those pilots not see how awesome this is? It is a completely different dynamic.
Nobody is throwing parties for pilots. Nobody is designing t-shirts. We don't have a gourmet cafeteria... on the contrary more and more pilots and flight attendants bring their own food to avoid the expense and hassle of finding nutritious options in airports and hotels. Our workplace is not at all state-of-the-art compared with theirs.
It is a tale of two companies.
I know as little about their job as they do about mine. So I can understand why they sit around the gourmet cafeteria and the state of the art operations center and wonder how could those pilots not see how awesome this is? It is a completely different dynamic.
Nobody is throwing parties for pilots. Nobody is designing t-shirts. We don't have a gourmet cafeteria... on the contrary more and more pilots and flight attendants bring their own food to avoid the expense and hassle of finding nutritious options in airports and hotels. Our workplace is not at all state-of-the-art compared with theirs.
It is a tale of two companies.
08-05-2016, 10:33 AM
#2105
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,715
It's new hire training. Generally guys don't get jaded until they hit the line. Besides, free booze and food is the Siren song for pilots that they can't resist.
08-05-2016, 10:35 AM
#2106
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,715
The good folks at headquarters work for a different company than the operators on the front line. It's more like a dot-com startup over there. Lots of parties, and t-shirt design contests, and volleyball tournaments. They don't see why the operators are unhappy because that is not the lens of experience through which they see the company. I completely understand that.
I know as little about their job as they do about mine. So I can understand why they sit around the gourmet cafeteria and the state of the art operations center and wonder how could those pilots not see how awesome this is? It is a completely different dynamic.
Nobody is throwing parties for pilots. Nobody is designing t-shirts. We don't have a gourmet cafeteria... on the contrary more and more pilots and flight attendants bring their own food to avoid the expense and hassle of finding nutritious options in airports and hotels. Our workplace is not at all state-of-the-art compared with theirs.
It is a tale of two companies.
I know as little about their job as they do about mine. So I can understand why they sit around the gourmet cafeteria and the state of the art operations center and wonder how could those pilots not see how awesome this is? It is a completely different dynamic.
Nobody is throwing parties for pilots. Nobody is designing t-shirts. We don't have a gourmet cafeteria... on the contrary more and more pilots and flight attendants bring their own food to avoid the expense and hassle of finding nutritious options in airports and hotels. Our workplace is not at all state-of-the-art compared with theirs.
It is a tale of two companies.
Yes. So well stated as usual.
If anyone here is a Silicon Valley fan, going to the HQ building is like walking into the Hooli campus.
Flying the line is a lot more like working at Pied Piper.
08-05-2016, 11:18 AM
#2107
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2005
Posts: 500
The good folks at headquarters work for a different company than the operators on the front line. It's more like a dot-com startup over there. Lots of parties, and t-shirt design contests, and volleyball tournaments. They don't see why the operators are unhappy because that is not the lens of experience through which they see the company. I completely understand that.
I know as little about their job as they do about mine. So I can understand why they sit around the gourmet cafeteria and the state of the art operations center and wonder how could those pilots not see how awesome this is? It is a completely different dynamic.
Nobody is throwing parties for pilots. Nobody is designing t-shirts. We don't have a gourmet cafeteria... on the contrary more and more pilots and flight attendants bring their own food to avoid the expense and hassle of finding nutritious options in airports and hotels. Our workplace is not at all state-of-the-art compared with theirs.
It is a tale of two companies.
I know as little about their job as they do about mine. So I can understand why they sit around the gourmet cafeteria and the state of the art operations center and wonder how could those pilots not see how awesome this is? It is a completely different dynamic.
Nobody is throwing parties for pilots. Nobody is designing t-shirts. We don't have a gourmet cafeteria... on the contrary more and more pilots and flight attendants bring their own food to avoid the expense and hassle of finding nutritious options in airports and hotels. Our workplace is not at all state-of-the-art compared with theirs.
It is a tale of two companies.
08-05-2016, 04:08 PM
#2109
At your mom's house
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Position: cpt 737
Posts: 2,832
When I was there they were asking for suggestions. Not sure if any got put in place. I know changing a training syllabus isn't easy or quick.
They did mention having pilots stay for mandatory Saturday oral prep and sim study, regardless if you're typed or not. I was there 7 weeks with 5 days off between sim and GS. I cannot imaging not being able to go home for the weekend for 6+ weeks.
They did mention having pilots stay for mandatory Saturday oral prep and sim study, regardless if you're typed or not. I was there 7 weeks with 5 days off between sim and GS. I cannot imaging not being able to go home for the weekend for 6+ weeks.
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