New Apprentices / Good Or Bad?

[highbladedown]

I enjoyed mentoring the younger maintenance staff, however you can through that the window when you get you license and management wants the A/C yesterday and you are put in an awkward position to rush the job and sign out the maintenance release. It takes all the pride out of the job, my run in the Ops manager from my previous gig lead to my departure because I was not going to put myself in the ranks of corporate offenders and told him where to stuff it.

 

I lost one marriage to the industry and in my day when one went into the field the only rotation I rec’d was out in March and back in October in time to do my laundry and go back out on a freeze up job. All that for $2.50/hr………$50,000 poverty line? My how times have changed.

 

I still liked working with the new guys/girls, apprentices or student pilots, just try to show them that there is a proper way of doing things and treat them like they want to be treated. That part of the job was enjoyable.......

 

 

Just one man’s opinion……..

 

hbd