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Originally Posted by majorityof1  But I must ask who cares? The hiring minimums are crazy low, but it is part of today’s hiring market. |
Yep. So what happens when the majors slow hiring and the regionals get backed up? We got back to where we were a couple of years ago. The feast is over, and the famine sets in. I remember applying to PSA when I had 800/150. They laughed my application out the door. Now, I'd be in the upper echelon of times with some of their new hire classes. Don't even get me started on Pinnacle's ultra-low time new hires. Back in the day you needed 1000/200 to even meet the minimums here, and that day was only about 2-3 years ago. In fact, Pinnacle was off my radar until I got hired at Skymates b/c I didn't think I'd be able to GET 200 ME.
The gravy train is gonna come to a screeching halt here soon. Possibly even THIS year sometime. Those that aren't prepared are gonna be faced with a long, hard job search ahead of them. For me, I'm glad I made the choices I did when I did. If my airline goes TU and hiring at the crazy low 600/100 times stops, I know I've got the time to do something else. Heck, I've even got the mins to fly freight or charter. The 600/100 guy that raced to the regionals might not have that option unless he's been at said regional for a while and flying his tail off.