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It also helps a lot when the quality of the work performed by the person is subjective and overall success is largely dependent on the work of others (writers,

It also helps a lot when the quality of the work performed by the person is subjective and overall success is largely dependent on the work of others (writers, musicians, tour directors, sound editors, etc.). It'd be a lot tougher to be successful as an electrician or commercial airline pilot if you got there from sexual favors for your boss.

bluGill 6y ago
> It'd be a lot tougher to be successful as an electrician or commercial airline pilot if you got there from sexual favors for your boss. That isn't true, but the reasons are different for each. For electrician getting your foot in the door is the hard part, from there on it is about on the job training. Getting the first apprentice position is one of the harder steps to success, and sexual favors can work here. Though I doubt this happens much in practice - the field isn't one that people are so excited to get into that they will drop their morals to do so. For airline pilot, demand comes and goes. You have to get a license first (though you can probably pay your instructor in bed, that just gets training I doubt any instructor/examiner will let you buy the license before you are qualified - if anything they will be tougher one you so you have to "buy" another lesson). Once you are qualified, you can use favors to get a job when jobs are scare and this will put you ahead in seniority later when the others finally get a job; or you can use favor to keep a job - but again: seniority means they may not even have an option to keep you. Note that the above is or - because of constant management change odds are against your ability to use this more than once at a real airline without getting caught and then their HR will ensure you are out.
- WindyLakeReturn 6y ago
  To clarify, are you disagreeing with their point, or just the examples they used? I'm able to read your comment either way, so I'm not sure.
  - bluGill 6y ago
    The examples. Though I think I could find pedantic fault with any example while still agreeing with the point.
- redis_mlc 6y ago
  It's common for instructors and student pilots to date, but the scenario you described would be very rare in the US because nearly always flight school administration handles billing, and ratings are from the FAA, DPE's or Part 141 flight school examiners, who usually don't do individual instruction for initial ratings. So the instructor would have to be an owner/instructor/examiner, which is rare. Same with getting a pilot job more or less. Hollywood is really in a different category.

bluGill 6y ago

> It'd be a lot tougher to be successful as an electrician or commercial airline pilot if you got there from sexual favors for your boss. That isn't true, but the reasons are different for each. For electrician getting your foot in the door is the hard part, from there on it is about on the job training. Getting the first apprentice position is one of the harder steps to success, and sexual favors can work here. Though I doubt this happens much in practice - the field isn't one that people are so excited to get into that they will drop their morals to do so. For airline pilot, demand comes and goes. You have to get a license first (though you can probably pay your instructor in bed, that just gets training I doubt any instructor/examiner will let you buy the license before you are qualified - if anything they will be tougher one you so you have to "buy" another lesson). Once you are qualified, you can use favors to get a job when jobs are scare and this will put you ahead in seniority later when the others finally get a job; or you can use favor to keep a job - but again: seniority means they may not even have an option to keep you. Note that the above is or - because of constant management change odds are against your ability to use this more than once at a real airline without getting caught and then their HR will ensure you are out.

WindyLakeReturn 6y ago
To clarify, are you disagreeing with their point, or just the examples they used? I'm able to read your comment either way, so I'm not sure.
- bluGill 6y ago
  The examples. Though I think I could find pedantic fault with any example while still agreeing with the point.
redis_mlc 6y ago
It's common for instructors and student pilots to date, but the scenario you described would be very rare in the US because nearly always flight school administration handles billing, and ratings are from the FAA, DPE's or Part 141 flight school examiners, who usually don't do individual instruction for initial ratings. So the instructor would have to be an owner/instructor/examiner, which is rare. Same with getting a pilot job more or less. Hollywood is really in a different category.