Pros
Being an airline pilot was once a theoretically great career...there has been a paradigm shift in the political and economic environment that makes it very difficult to feel that way anymore. Things have changed. I am very invested in my career. But somethin has gotta give SOON!
Cons
Numerous - mostly under the category of disrepectful leadership this company is burdened down with. They know all the latest catch phrases. But their behavior speaks much more loudly. There is a total disregard for the employees that is a systemic problem. Naturally this tends to affect the way employees treat customers. Many of us try valiantly to maintain our professionalism. But the leadership team at this airline constantly places barriers in our path. Daily you see evidence over and over of short-sighted cost cutting that has a deleterious effect on the ability of the employees to deliver our product. It is demoralizing to do your best all day long, and to face these unnecessary obstacles to performance. It is demoralizing to get boiler plate answers on why things are the way they are instead of fixes being applied to problems. This airline is often in love with it's processes at expense to the overall results! It is very very frustrating. We CANNOT continue to operate this way! I believe we give very poor customer service. I see it day in and day out. And I am tired of it!