temporary might work...considering that the industry is relatively a small world and the stigma of the pilot group knowing he went there might not be good even on a temporary basis. Brenda is right in that it could be that the stigma is still so bad that resumes with gojet on them get thrown out as soon as they're received. i've never heard of that happening and of course, i don't know first hand. does he have any friends or associates that work at Gojet? he may want to get a first hand account from someone who is or has worked there to see really how bad it still is. I do still hear about the jumpseat issues and that most Gojet pilots typically flip their badges around when walking through the airport so other pilots don't recognize the airline.
It's going to take years before this Gojet thing is a thing of the past.
For now, it's still seen as a "would you cross a picket line" type of move...Gojet guys aren't called scabs but they are on high on the list of what the pilots group call "future scabs" as in a lot of the pilot group believes that if you become a Gojet pilot, you probably would cross the picket line...so that's how the GJ pilots are "marked". so, if you wouldn't cross a picket line, then look at other avenues first before committing to gojet.
Now, that doesn't mean don't go to the interview...between the interview and start date, he can still be interviewing and looking elsewhere too. the thing to remember is that the pilot groups, in full force, need to bring up the standard of the industry.. .they (along with the unions) are the only ones that can do it and it has to be an individual to group effort if that's EVER going to happen.
but you also have to put food on your table....so sometimes the uprising of the industry has to wait and you just need to find some type of work. when it comes to that, food and shelter come first, the after effects come second.
My big question since TSA and Gojet are the same company, they obviously talk...if the TSA guys were going to be laid off, why didn't gojet offer opportunities BEFORE the layoff?
Does Gojet pay better than TSA? are their work rules better than TSA... even though their unionized, doesn't mean they're "better off" kwim?!
see, i think gojet is still trying behind your back tactics and this is just another one, but that's just my opinion.
I hope he's ready for the crap he's going to have to take...
Good luck with whatever you decide.
