[SmoothLanderJ]

Originally Posted by Airdale

But his response will be "You had a choice in which company to work for."

Which I do agree with to some extent, you DO have a choice. That being said, PCL didn't look so bad when you went there and Colgan didn't look bad when I chose to come here. I was happy at first. There was no report that the 1900 was leaving, the ALPA drive was on and the company was taking BIDS for Q400 transitions. Then it snow balled. Maybe I was too vocal about my displeasure with this place and the way they treated us on the Beech, but again, while I love my job and love to fly, I HATE being treated like a piece of s***. Colgan does not deserve a steady flow of incoming pilots, young and starry eyed like I was.

And while everyone was saying "Shut up or Quit", well damn, I guess no one has ever been in that situation. Its much easier to get another 121 job while working for a 121 carrier. It took me a few months to FINALLY get an interview setup with my number one choice company.

** And I should also add, that aside from being a contract CFI, Colgan was my FIRST civilian job after being in the military. So I do have a level of tolerance that the military puts into you. But many times I was recalled and had to work on my off days in the Coast Guard, and I never once complained because I signed up for it and I was always ready for the call. I was in shock when I found out that this place likes to the do the same thing. My mentality was bulls***!! For 4 years I sacrificed every day of my life to the U.S. Government and I did it PROUDLY. In no way am I going to sacrifice every day of my civilian life to some half ass company that doesn't care one bit about its employees while being paid less than HALF of what the military was paying. I looked forward to the freedom that Civilian life offers, and Colgan tries to impede on that.

Great post!! Very good perspectives and insights.......