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To: DallasBiff

Multiple pilots at United told Reuters that senior first officers have been avoiding promotion to captain as they do not want the unpredictable schedule that comes with the bigger paycheck,


And this may be the first time management has heard this?

But it does raise a question, what does motivate pilots these days if not money?


4 posted on 03/13/2024 7:49:02 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: PeterPrinciple

The schedule is not more unpredictable for captains it is just seniority based as is the first officer scheduling. If they move up to captain, they are then lowest in seniority and get the crap schedule.


11 posted on 03/13/2024 8:01:14 AM PDT by gunnut
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To: PeterPrinciple

If history is any guide, proportionally fewer female pilots than male will seek the unpredictable full-time Captain’s schedule.


17 posted on 03/13/2024 8:36:06 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: PeterPrinciple

That is 100% why my bro-in-law has never been a pilot. He’s happy with a regular schedule and good pay as a co-pilot. He has flown for a couple big airlines.


25 posted on 03/13/2024 10:21:25 AM PDT by vpintheak (Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug. )
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To: PeterPrinciple
But it does raise a question, what does motivate pilots these days if

I thought it used to be layovers with the flight attendants.

Today? Not sure, as I think it's still the same flight attendants all these years later.

-PJ

29 posted on 03/13/2024 12:49:16 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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