Offers to work for free do not impress operators. What we need are safe professional pilots. Consider that the operator you are likely to impress with offers to work for free is one you will want to avoid anyway.

Consider that the operator you are likely to impress with offers to work for free is one you will want to avoid anyway.

can't say more
Who are you stef ? I'd like to work with a CP like you

I'm not a CP, but do help with hiring.

I seriously doubt my company is in the minority on this.

Yes, good post stef, I'd really like to work with you as my chief pilot, hell I'd even do it for free!







kidddiinnnggggg...... lol

Offers to work for free is a bad idea. Offering or negotiating to job shadow for a day, or a couple days, a week maybe... that seems like a good idea to me. May be avery good approach as well. Get to know them, let them get to know you...

Where does the responsibility fall? Is it really pilots offering to work for free or an air operator suggesting that the pilot work for free?

Are we seriously having this conversation.

Going out on a limb here. Stef is with HR somewhere? She had one of our little gems offer to work for free during an interview? Bet he's out seeking a 15K loan to go "shopping" for a job, as we speak?
Poor show folks. Across the board. Work for free. Buying jobs. Pride has certainly gone the way of the dinosaur....at least in this industry.
Not a rant......so before you even start.....stop.

I like working for free. Missionair's a great place to work.

inuitgifts wrote:I like working for free. Missionair's a great place to work.

I'll be sure to pass that along to them.

Isn't there some sort of law about minimum wage, and wouldn't working for free be less than that and therefore illegal?

Skyhunter wrote:Isn't there some sort of law about minimum wage, and wouldn't working for free be less than that and therefore illegal?

Or maybe 150 hours of community service?

I want to know what pilot with low time I assume can afford to work for free. After just finishing your CPL at a club or a college who can afford it. I would like to be in the situation to be able to work for free but never would. Hell I am getting good money for working the ground and sometimes flying and have trouble making ends meet. So for the ones that want to work for free go back to school cause you obviously have the money to live might as well go get a degree and make some money cause you won't make SIHT loads in aviation unless you own a company and scrounge every penny!!!

Collegeboy

What's this profession coming too no wounder we get attitude when we call about work from cp and people that have been around for awhile we younger pilot's or i mean generation have got lot's too learn like really respect is earned is it not!

Whats shocking is not the fact that low timers are willing to work for free, but airlines like British Airways are asking their staff to work for free.
I can understand a paycut, if the economy is bad, as all my friends in other industries have had to take one, but working for free is just stupid.

Don't work for free, simply have groups of employees take unpaid leave. If business is too slow to pay you it is too slow to need your labor. Or are they flying people for free now too?

I am now accepting resumes for people who
would like to work for free. I have a huge deck thats
needs staining,lawns that need mowing,flower beds that need weeding etc
Oh fly for free you mean. Well thats just @#$%ked.

If you're good at something, never do it for free!!!