WANTED: UAL Interview Information
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Single white male, 32 years old, loves puppies, seeking information on the United Airlines interview in Chicago. PM details plz. Will buy beer.
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Just got back.
Smooth interview. No technical questions. Free pizza. DC-8 sim exercise: takeoff, vectors, engine failure, 3-engine ILS, landing.
Thanks for all the help!
Al
Smooth interview. No technical questions. Free pizza. DC-8 sim exercise: takeoff, vectors, engine failure, 3-engine ILS, landing.
Thanks for all the help!
Al
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Check Six with this Company
Be careful with these people, they are not trustworthy as a career organization. Take everything in cash compensation...don't buy their stock, don't listen to any talk about a retirement plan unless it is a self-directed contribution setup (ie 401K or B-Fund), take any upgrade garbage you hear and multiply by a factor of two or three. Always remember that the alpa unit at this company function more as company cheerleaders than union reps; they will do anything to keep their pathetic little seat on the board of directors.
My last flight with this company was earlier this year. Arrived at 6AM from Hawaii at ORD. Nobody in Hawaii or Chicago knew that it was my last flight, even though my birthday was four days away, my last flight on my monthly schedule. The crew (really nice people) had not been notified and had no idea. In my mailbox was a final note reminding me of the bad things that would happen if I didn't promptly mail my ID badges back to the office (at 6AM, of course, none of these people were at work to take them). My name had been misspelled on the crummy little certificate they mailed a few days later congratulating me on my "retirement". Retirement, by the way, is giving you the 800 number of the PBGC, government agency that administers pensions dumped on the U.S. taxpayer, in this case, in bankruptcy. Of the wonderful people you will meet in this company, few will be from management or the labor union. In the words of Ronald Reagan...."trust, but verify". Happy Landings in your career.
My last flight with this company was earlier this year. Arrived at 6AM from Hawaii at ORD. Nobody in Hawaii or Chicago knew that it was my last flight, even though my birthday was four days away, my last flight on my monthly schedule. The crew (really nice people) had not been notified and had no idea. In my mailbox was a final note reminding me of the bad things that would happen if I didn't promptly mail my ID badges back to the office (at 6AM, of course, none of these people were at work to take them). My name had been misspelled on the crummy little certificate they mailed a few days later congratulating me on my "retirement". Retirement, by the way, is giving you the 800 number of the PBGC, government agency that administers pensions dumped on the U.S. taxpayer, in this case, in bankruptcy. Of the wonderful people you will meet in this company, few will be from management or the labor union. In the words of Ronald Reagan...."trust, but verify". Happy Landings in your career.
TimBob:
An FO I flew with several months ago told me about a similar "retirement event"
The FO said that he told a Base Manager type at a northern crewbase, maybe two or three hours or more, before the guy's last flight inbound.
Nobody showed up, so the guy hurried to his commuter flight home, in order to not be hanging around a few more hours.
This seems a bit unusual here. Even with very short staffing (no more check-in people the last two years or so), it was surprising to hear about it.
An FO I flew with several months ago told me about a similar "retirement event"
The FO said that he told a Base Manager type at a northern crewbase, maybe two or three hours or more, before the guy's last flight inbound.
Nobody showed up, so the guy hurried to his commuter flight home, in order to not be hanging around a few more hours.
This seems a bit unusual here. Even with very short staffing (no more check-in people the last two years or so), it was surprising to hear about it.
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As a loyal pax of UAL in the days of ole and especially for all they've gone through since 9/11....I'm sorry to hear you weren't given more recognition for yrs of service. For all the sacrifices....
A good friend of mine retired from Delta at 55, due to medical, but was such a dedicated "company man" who LOVED his job. Never complained. Barely any recognition when the day came. It bummed him a bit.
I have great admiration for the men and women flying the A/C that I've spent most of my life on. May you find a new life doing something else that drives you....even if it's in a single eng!!
C of F
Happy Holidays to All!!
A good friend of mine retired from Delta at 55, due to medical, but was such a dedicated "company man" who LOVED his job. Never complained. Barely any recognition when the day came. It bummed him a bit.
I have great admiration for the men and women flying the A/C that I've spent most of my life on. May you find a new life doing something else that drives you....even if it's in a single eng!!
C of F
Happy Holidays to All!!
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Kudos to you Guys !!!
"Big Business", ENRON got a bad name , but its common with BB not to care about its employees. "Loyalty" should be reserved for family and friends, not for the workplace. Our current state of the economy will probably have a lot of BB folks rethink their strategies of dealing with the folks who make or break their businesses.
My pals dad retired as an airline pilot without calling in sick a single day "ever", and they gave him a five dollar walmart certificate for his retirement gift.
Future company loyalists should be aware that you're just a piece a
for the company to abuse.Nothing more nothing less !!!!!
Hats of to the guys who stuck it out and retired. The company's treatment of you'll is a reflection of their so called professionalism.
My pals dad retired as an airline pilot without calling in sick a single day "ever", and they gave him a five dollar walmart certificate for his retirement gift.
Future company loyalists should be aware that you're just a piece a
for the company to abuse.Nothing more nothing less !!!!!Hats of to the guys who stuck it out and retired. The company's treatment of you'll is a reflection of their so called professionalism.
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Timbob, your last day at UAL sounds like a carbon copy of my father's last flight in '03 - no fanfare, no certificate, nobody there to say "thanks", "good luck" or even the proverbial "piss off". Just the remainder of a $12 Safeway-brand cake in the Ops room and a few notes in his file regarding his security stuff. He didn't seem to care (or even notice), as this was by no means his only airline employer and he needed no further convincing that UA management didn't give a crap about him. I'd say the only real damage done was to his (one!)wife and four kids, watching the old coot unceremoniously dumped on his ass. It sure put a lot of those Christmas mornings he missed into perspective. I don't need to tell anybody here what happened to his pension in the following months, but that was the most visible of UA's many supportive moments. Kind of a formative experience for me and my views on company loyalty. Suffice it to say that I'm not the most determined "Legacy Kid" on the planet.
My most positive memory of the event: Before pushback, a cosmetic piece of plastic fell off of one of the bulkheads in the coach cabin. Thirty seconds later, Dad pops out of the cockpit with a roll of duct tape. Another UA flight departs the gate on time. It was good to see that neither age nor flying the 'bus had changed his M.O.
My most positive memory of the event: Before pushback, a cosmetic piece of plastic fell off of one of the bulkheads in the coach cabin. Thirty seconds later, Dad pops out of the cockpit with a roll of duct tape. Another UA flight departs the gate on time. It was good to see that neither age nor flying the 'bus had changed his M.O.
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Was the part of that post where they offered you a job serious? If so, congratulations! If nothing else, you could do a lot worse...
As a curious regional jockey, could you tell us what your career background is? United's hiring practices are among the more secretive in the industry, and it's helpful to hear about who's getting the call.
As a curious regional jockey, could you tell us what your career background is? United's hiring practices are among the more secretive in the industry, and it's helpful to hear about who's getting the call.
