I worked at Kalitta for 6 years and the only reason I left was because of the KittyHawk buyout. It was a great place to work. Yes, there are the stories, many of them true. However I never felt pressured or was asked to take an airplane I considered unsafe.
The paychecks were on time and after the growing pains were over, it had become a great place to work. I'd go back in a heart beat if I could.