Originally Posted by
hargreaves99
I also think there is a problem with recruitment from the "interviewing" side. When most AA chief pilots are ex-mil, they end up hiring people who are like them and have similar background. Same in all industries. People hire people like themselves, and this gets perpetuated, thus narrowing the pool of people who apply or get considered.
Yup, if you ain't in, you can't win ! Then they gradually infest the workplace and bring their stick buddies in and force you out. It's a wicked world folks. I remember SASless saying many years ago when I was an ' aspiring pilot ' to be prepared for work places changing. Was some good advice.