US Air Force announces retention bonuses of up to $600,000 in desperate bid to fix pilot shortage

[32andBelow]

Holy moly! This is quite tempting!

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Free flights also! Where has this job been hiding!

It sucks. A better job if you can get it is ATC coordinator. The people who break the balls of the command center.

 

[DankVectorz]

So you would start with a regional? I am showing my ignorance here.

Or a part 135 (corporate jet) outfit. That’s the norm but you can get lucky. We have a guy who used to be a dispatcher for Swissair at JFK and that was his first dispatcher gig.

Check out www.jetcareers.com they have a pretty active dispatcher forum

 

[GulfCharlie]

Or a part 135 (corporate jet) outfit. That’s the norm but you can get lucky. We have a guy who used to be a dispatcher for Swissair at JFK and that was his first dispatcher gig.

Check out www.jetcareers.com they have a pretty active dispatcher forum

Appreciate it. I am in another Line of Business and was discussing dispatch as even a side gig / retirement plan.

 

[SunnyATC]

I have seen remote dispatch jobs for charter operators. Pay isn’t great around 50k but also haven’t looked that hard. The ATC coordinator jobs are pretty competitive.

 

[Nothanks]

It sucks. A better job if you can get it is ATC coordinator. The people who break the balls of the command center.

You must already be a dispatcher with years of experience before you get that role. It’s just a premium pay of a few % over your normal dispatch salary.

 

[BDUB]

Honestly if someone was hiring for a business and needed smart employees with a crazy drive to go to work controllers would be a great target especially right now

 

[ajmezz]

Honestly if someone was hiring for a business and needed smart employees with a crazy drive to go to work controllers would be a great target especially right now

Smart isn’t exactly how I would describe a fair amount of controllers I’ve known over the years.

 

[Deuce]

Honestly if someone was hiring for a business and needed smart employees with a crazy drive to go to work controllers would be a great target especially right now

Crazy drive? Lmfao

 

[DankVectorz]

Honestly if someone was hiring for a business and needed smart employees with a crazy drive to go to work controllers would be a great target especially right now

My brother we are controllers specifically because we lack the drive to work hard

 

[acutetriangles]

Honestly if someone was hiring for a business and needed smart employees with a crazy drive to go to work controllers would be a great target especially right now

Assuming they’re paying higher than the controllers would make staying in the FAA; they would find way better/educated candidates.

 

[32andBelow]

Honestly if someone was hiring for a business and needed smart employees with a crazy drive to go to work controllers would be a great target especially right now

I’ve always heard rumors that controllers that have put our feelers for good jobs always get good interest but I’ve never tried myself

 

[BDUB]

I mean a vast majority of controllers I’ve met are pretty smart in their own ways. We are all lazy but that makes us even better workers as dumb as that sounds. We are insanely productive because we are so lazy lol. Not to mention we all show up to work 6 days a week consistently 🤷🏻‍♂️ now what company is going to pay 100k to hire us is beyond me lmao

 

[Soul_Controller]

I mean a vast majority of controllers I’ve met are pretty smart in their own ways. We are all lazy but that makes us even better workers as dumb as that sounds. We are insanely productive because we are so lazy lol. Not to mention we all show up to work 6 days a week consistently 🤷🏻‍♂️ now what company is going to pay 100k to hire us is beyond me lmao

I've always tried to explain this concept. Good controllers are lazy. Not "cut corners" lazy, but figuring out how to simplify complex tasks lazy.

 

[CaptainObvious]

Assuming they’re paying higher than the controllers would make staying in the FAA; they would find way better/educated candidates.

Education does not equal intelligence or a better candidate

 

[DankVectorz]

Education does not equal intelligence or a better candidate

It does in the eyes of HR in most companies

 

[AB19]

It's always people who didn't go to college who say that

 

[acutetriangles]

Education does not equal intelligence or a better candidate

I mostly agree. But for this hypothetical career that is poaching controllers, the applicant pool would have tons of highly educated applicants who have been able to show career progression.

 

[GulfCharlie]

It's always people who didn't go to college who say that

I will split the difference and say it depends on the person. Some of the brightest people I know are the most clueless, take them out of their "box" and they flounder.

 

[Move78]

I will split the difference and say it depends on the person. Some of the brightest people I know are the most clueless, take them out of their "box" and they flounder.

So what’s “bright” mean then?

 

[GulfCharlie]

So what’s “bright” mean then?

Subjective, as with all things.