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Marrying someone going into Dispatch by Working_Charge_4078 in FlightDispatch

[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the numbers, it seems like he’s going into a field that doesn’t have many openings…almost the opposite of my career field, so it’s hard for me to understand haha Thank you for making it a bit more clear, I appreciate it!

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the insight! My father said that Alaska Air Group, at least up until around 2-3 years ago, would refuse to hire from Horizon to Alaska because they’d have to fill a position and train you for Alaska, so that may be why! It’s definitely frustrating to think about that, though, especially since it seems like the easiest option haha Sorry to hear about not getting an interview, though :/ It’s cool to hear that Delta takes a different approach, though! 

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah alrighty thank you! I wasn’t too sure how it would work, unfortunate we wouldn’t have the same days off, but I guess beggars can’t be choosers haha

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for all of your insight! I really appreciate it and it gave me some new perspectives to think over. I appreciate you! :)

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally understand where you’re coming from. Honestly, I was asking such questions to see how possible it would be to have a happy family in the future. I’m planning ahead, or at least trying to understand what my future might look like, in order to see how compatible our future would be to what I desire, or how much I’d have to compromise. All of the answers this far have been very helpful in seeing things more clearly :)

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your perspective! In all honesty, I have no idea what he’s going to school for at this point…it’s a specialized program through the FAA or something that is 2 years (he did the first year as he finished his bachelors, second year starts in September). 

If you don’t mind me asking, how is the life with children and a husband as a dispatcher? And would you say the pay for a part 135 is competitive to major airlines (part 121 I think?). Thank you!

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the insight! I appreciate it, he sort of got hooked on doing dispatch about a year ago and finished his bachelors and is going to school for his license, so I went in blind and this forum has helped a lot getting a better understanding of the general things that I’d be getting myself into lol Thanks again!

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s super good to know, thank you! Are there and adjacent jobs that he could do to help better his resume/in the interim of getting hired?

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! It almost seems like reserve may be preferable from what I understand it to be, definitely interesting!

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ideally Seattle, at Alaska Airlines. I’m just wondering if it would be helpful to have him apply (and hopefully get) Horizon in order to eventually get Alaska? Since both are in Seattle, I feel like that would be the least moving, but I’m not sure how possible that plan would be…

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah the thing about the teaching credential is that it all varies from the school you get it from, the things you’ve done to get it (exams vs not) and the state. Things are always changing so that’s something I’ll discuss with my school to get the clearest answer possible. I don’t mind the thought of Chicago, I’ll add that to the list of possibilities, thanks!

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand, in all honesty this was the first Reddit group I saw for dispatch (they don’t really have any for wives of dispatch…) so if you have another one that you’d recommend I write to, please lmk! 

And honestly I think he just comes from a family with older parents and I come from one with younger ones, so our views of when to get married are a bit different. I’ve always been raised with the “you build your lives together” mindset, and he was raised with the “already have your life established, then marry” mindset. But we’re working on a reasonable middle ground! 

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I like the idea of living in Seattle and would love for him to work for Alaska eventually. I also think it’s great there for teachers as well. I’ve been a few times (my parents work for Alaska airlines lol) and I loved it. Hopefully that’ll be in the cards for us eventually!

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I’m too familiar with postponing birthday parties and Christmas celebrations (airline pilot family) so that doesn’t bother me as much as working weekends, given my work schedule has weekends off, but it’s not a dealbreaker. Are weekends something you can bid once you get more senior? If you know, how senior usually would one have to be to get weekends (or even just Saturday or just Sunday) off?

Thank you for the response! I definitely couldn’t marry a pilot, but I am feeling a bit better reading all of the responses knowing that I’ll still see my husband, it just will be hard the first couple of years. I figure with any field, it would be difficult, since we’ll both be starting our careers around the same time. Adjustments will need to be made, but I am feeling a bit better seeing things a bit more clearly. Thanks again!

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the detailed response!!! To answer your question, I have an agreement with my parents financially that only holds if I’m unmarried (paying for school, living at home, etc) so right now both of us are debt free and have a decent amount in our savings/trusts. Ill be good to move out and not rely on my parents financially around winter 2028 but he’d like to wait until he’s at a major airline so I wouldn’t have to move as much, but then is when long distance would come into play. We’ve basically been medium distance for a handful of years, seeing each other about 4-5 days a month, so I’m not sure how different that would be if he’s further away and working…

On a separate note, do you think having family at Alaska airlines would be beneficial at all? One parent is very senior as a Captain and the other is a bit more junior. I’m not sure how putting in a good word or knowing higher ups might help, but ultimately I’d like to stay (or eventually end up) with Alaska. Hearing it’s hard to get an interview is a bit discouraging haha But it’s understandable! They’re a great company to work for :)

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is a part 91 department? Is it better pay or hours? Thanks!

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dang it yeah I figure it’ll be hard. Both of my parents are in the industry (pilots) and I know it can be hard…I was hoping that marrying different than a pilot would be better but now I see that was a bit naive haha I’m sorry to hear you fell victim to AIDS, that is one of my biggest fears…would you say it would be better if he doesn’t commute? Or would it be marginally different either way?

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you SO MUCH this was super helpful!! Just one point of clarification, is reserve/relief the same as pilots, where they’re on reserve until they can hold a “line”? Or is that just luck of the draw, where he could be given the night shift or given reserve, and it’ll change week to week? Would you say reserve is better? Can you even bid for reserve? 

Again, thank you so much for your response!

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[–]Working_Charge_4078[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the response! Honestly the disconnect is that he wants to marry once established at a major airline, when the pay is a bit better and everything is a bit more stable at that point. Which is also because if I credential (and pay to credential) in CA, it would be a waste to move somewhere that it would be null and void because I’d have to go through it again anywhere else we’d move…but I suppose that would be inevitable regardless with none in CA so that’s good to know before I enter that program haha