Working for WestJet and wanting to come to AC?

hab it · Post by **hab it** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:23 pm

If I currently work for WestJet and want to come to AC, does AC frown agianst the WestJet applications or have you just as much chance as the next Guy?

Thanks!!

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:30 pm

Just talked to an ex Wjetter on the bus the other day. Seemed pretty happy (still) and didn't mention any problems getting on with AC. He isn't the only one he told me.

Long Keel · Post by **Long Keel** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:23 am

AC loves hiring from WJ. It drives up their training costs.

Jaques Strappe · Post by **Jaques Strappe** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:59 am

hab it wrote:If I currently work for WestJet and want to come to AC, does AC frown agianst the WestJet applications or have you just as much chance as the next Guy?

Thanks!!

What are your reasons for wanting to come to AC? Just interested of course, WJ seems like a good place to work.

Flightlevels · Post by **Flightlevels** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:37 am

Long Keel wrote:AC loves hiring from WJ. It drives up their training costs.

I'd say were're doing the raping via jazz...lol

exbengal · Post by **exbengal** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:00 am

and it affects YOUR profit sharing idiot, but hey ya gotta love Miltons stock options.

Squid · Post by **Squid** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:19 pm

Stay there Hab if indeed you are at WJA,your new contract,no seniority, you don't work with your parents, the dorky hat's, living in a concrete jungle(yyz), the passes are hard to use and the agents..well that's a different chapter of the list. It isn't fun trust me, I'm here.

bcflyer · Post by **bcflyer** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:15 pm

Whats so hard about using the passes?? You might have to plan a bit around the heavy loads, but its a hell of alot better than paying full fare for a ticket.

YULdude · Post by **YULdude** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:11 pm

Squid wrote:Stay there Hab if indeed you are at WJA,your new contract,no seniority, you don't work with your parents, the dorky hat's, living in a concrete jungle(yyz), the passes are hard to use and the agents..well that's a different chapter of the list. It isn't fun trust me, I'm here.

Squid, I'm here as well and "trust me" I love it. It's all what you make of it I guess. I use my passes extensively. In 5 years I've been to Europe twice, Hawaii, Mexico twice, Barbados, Bermuda, Florida twice, and Vegas. Not to mention all the places in Canada I've visited as well.

I do agree with you about the Hats though!

Squid · Post by **Squid** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:09 pm

so I guess the rest is true minus the passes eh..ya I'll enjoy my 700bucks every 2nd pay and live on.It still sucks here with the egos. Maybe someday I'll even get a pension. Hey who are we gonna fight next anyway?

bush pilot · Post by **bush pilot** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:59 pm

So why don't you leave Squid? And if you did where/what would be your company of choice?

LuckyPilot · Post by **LuckyPilot** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:57 pm

Squid, you sound like a new hire. Just curious did you reserch AC or just come in with your eyes wide shut?

I have friends who work at WJ and love it,

but it can't be any screamin fun to be at the bottom of that heap either.

So I don't blame anyone at the bottom of the WJ list or any other company for that matter for sending their resume to AC

Squid · Post by **Squid** » Wed May 03, 2006 3:43 pm

2000, so umm not that new. aleast wj doesn't have seniority for say bidding summer holidays or month to month skeds now does it. the pay is ok but that's IT(and shitty for the newhires and even the ones a few years into it as mentioned above). sorry to disappoint, but it's the truth. it's just another company like all the rest. an airplane becomes an airplane no matter what the type after a while. No sense of pride around the shop, just bitching.

Long Keel · Post by **Long Keel** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:26 pm

Squid wrote:2000, so umm not that new. aleast wj doesn't have seniority for say bidding summer holidays or month to month skeds now does it. the pay is ok but that's IT(and shitty for the newhires and even the ones a few years into it as mentioned above). sorry to disappoint, but it's the truth. it's just another company like all the rest. an airplane becomes an airplane no matter what the type after a while. No sense of pride around the shop, just bitching.

Dude, if you hate look elsewhere. Most the new hires I fly with love AC and are happy to be here. 8 years in I've visited Japan, Europe, Hawaii, the Caribean, and all over Canada on passes with little difficulty. In fact our passes are much better than employees of Luftansa, SAS, or BA from what I understand. We have a bidding system that allows you to trade seniority for schedule or dollars. I know of several 5000+ hour Captains begging to get in, even with the poor new hire salary. They know what even a 20 year career here is all about.

Squid · Post by **Squid** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:38 pm

the day to day grumbling of just about EVERY worker here.chalk it up to unions and poor work ethic...said enough? 20 yrs? not under the mismanagement here my friend.

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:49 pm

Thousands of resumes from all over the world on file at AC. Squid seems to think that being happy with your job means you are not allowed to bitch. In his world, we would all be brainwashed to never speak our minds. Squid, may I offer some advise, take the bitching with a grain of salt. It's done at most places of work. It's normal. AC is a great place to work. Even after CCAA, a merger and all the other "stupidity", it's still a great place. And fortunately, we don't have a British cowboy that brainwashes us. Poor work ethic and union stuff? Why is it our planes are full? They are full to Thunder Bay and they are full to Delhi. Things couldn't be better these days. Cheer up, it's only going to get better.

Squid · Post by **Squid** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:52 pm

british...naw just a loud mouth american

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:55 pm

He has the respect of alot more people than the cowboy. Clive has obviously gotten to you in a serious way.

Squid · Post by **Squid** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:08 pm

and u say they have koolaid

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:10 pm

Aahhaahhah!! Dude, you're so effin funny

You have Koolaid. We have Poweraide.

double-j · Post by **double-j** » Thu May 04, 2006 3:04 pm

Squid · Post by **Squid** » Thu May 04, 2006 3:31 pm

save the rah rah for your hand when it hits ya in the face tony, btw your an embarrassement for the company on here. but it really doesn't matter eh? especially from me when I'm only telling the truth, AC is no longer the end all be all here in Canada, in fact it never really was because Canadian was, come to think of it.

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Thu May 04, 2006 3:43 pm

Speaking of embarrassing, what's that smell? Oh ya there's some squid around here.

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Thu May 04, 2006 4:58 pm

tonysoprano wrote:Speaking of embarrassing, what's that smell? Oh ya there's some squid around here.

Well said Tony, me smells a troll probably WJ doesn't want his attitude either.

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Thu May 04, 2006 5:26 pm

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