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Center_Mid · August 6th, 2003, 12:48

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there is also no doubt she was qualified

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So, what you're saying is that she was qualified, right? And she had 22 letters of recommendation from pilots who might have been family friends. I think I've read this story, or stories like it, on this website before (and I'm a relatively new guy around here). There's that one dude who got hired on at Chicago Express with something like 350TT because he was an intern and got to know the hiring folks. So what? More power to him. And more power to her. As pilot602 pointed out, there's no hint of actual nepotism here, other than the fact that she had the chance to get to know SWA pilots through being around her father (see post above). She was evaluated according to the same standards as everyone else and she was qualified - apparently more than qualified.

So what's the big deal? Did she have a networking advantage knowing a bunch of SWA pilots? Yes, but it's only an advantage, not a free pass. If she had been a crappy pilot, I'll bet that none of those pilots would have gone to bat for her. Everyone uses networking advantages, so why is it a career sin for her to do so?

August 6th, 2003, 12:48	#39
Center_Mid Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 213	Re: Very telling quote... [ QUOTE ] there is also no doubt she was qualified [/ QUOTE ] So, what you're saying is that she was qualified, right? And she had 22 letters of recommendation from pilots who might have been family friends. I think I've read this story, or stories like it, on this website before (and I'm a relatively new guy around here). There's that one dude who got hired on at Chicago Express with something like 350TT because he was an intern and got to know the hiring folks. So what? More power to him. And more power to her. As pilot602 pointed out, there's no hint of actual nepotism here, other than the fact that she had the chance to get to know SWA pilots through being around her father (see post above). She was evaluated according to the same standards as everyone else and she was qualified - apparently more than qualified. So what's the big deal? Did she have a networking advantage knowing a bunch of SWA pilots? Yes, but it's only an advantage, not a free pass. If she had been a crappy pilot, I'll bet that none of those pilots would have gone to bat for her. Everyone uses networking advantages, so why is it a career sin for her to do so?