MY FUN WORK LIFE AT ALASKA AIRLINES!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

SPRING 2019 HAS ARRIVED AND IT WAS A VERY WARM WINTER IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

AND I DECIDED TO SHARE MY FUN WORK LIFE AT ALASKA AIRLINES AND YES THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SELFIES OF ME, YOUR FAVORITE "DEBONAIR TRAVELER" & "CERTIFIED CUDDLER"

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BACK IN 2015 I WAS HAVING LUNCH WITH MY BROTHER AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT IN BETHEL, ALASKA.  WE WERE CELEBRATING MY BROTHER'S 28TH BIRTHDAY.  THE OWNER OF THE RESTAURANT GREETED US AND ALSO WAS OUR WAITER, I RECOGNIZED THE OWNER AT ALASKA AIRLINES WHEN I FLY OUT FROM TIME TO TIME SO I ASKED HIM IF HE CHANGED CAREERS AND HE SAID HE IS STILL WORKING AT THE AIRLINES AND OPENING UP HIS OWN RESTAURANT WAS SOMETHING HE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO.  I CONGRATULATED HIM AND WE DEFINITELY ENJOYED OUR MEALS AS IT WAS BOTH OUR FIRST TIME EATING HERE.  WHEN IT WAS TIME TO PAY UP, THE OWNER MENTIONED TO ME THAT ALASKA AIRLINES WILL BE HAVING AN OPENING SOON AND SAID I SHOULD APPLY.  I TOLD HIM THAT I HAVE A FULL TIME JOB AND IT MIGHT CONFLICT WITH SCHEDULING, BUT HE SAID TO APPLY ANYWAY AND I CAN DECIDE THEN IF I GET THE OFFER.

SO THAT NIGHT I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND I LOOKED UP THEIR WEBSITE ON EMPLOYMENT AND VIEWED THE BENEFITS AND PERKS.

AND I DECIDED TO APPLY ONLINE AS SOON AS IT OPENS UP AND SEE WHERE IT GOES.

A MONTH LATER THE OPENING WAS OUT AND I APPLIED ONLINE, SUBMITTED MY RESUME. AND MY CURRENT EMPLOYMENT.

A FEW WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THEM WITH A QUESTIONAIRE TO FILL OUT.

AND SEVERAL MORE WEEKS AFTER THAT I RECEIVED ANOTHER EMAIL THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN MY APPLICATION AND WANTED TO CONDUCT A PRE-INTERVIEW BY PHONE.  I HAPPILY ACCEPTED AND A WEEK LATER I DID MY PHONE INTERVIEW AND THEY IMMEDIATELY WANTED TO SCHEDULE ME AN INTERVIEW IN A FEW WEEKS AT THE ALASKA AIRLINES BETHEL STATION.

AND FINALLY I'M IN FRONT OF THE STATION MANAGER AND THE RECRUITER WHO FLEW IN FROM ANCHORAGE.  I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN 17 YEARS SINCE MY LAST JOB INTERVIEW...  LOL!!!  BUT I WAS COMFORTABLE AND I KEPT MY ANSWERS VERY SHORT AND DIRECT.  I WAS VERY STRAIGHT TO THE POINT, THEY LAID OUT THE SCHEDULE SYSTEM AND THE REQUIREMENTS THAT NEEDS TO BE MEET IF I'M OFFERED THE POSITION.  I AGREED TO ALL OF IT AND THEY WILL GET BACK WITH ME IN A DAY OR SO IF THEY DECIDE TO OFFER ME THE JOB.

AND 24 HOURS LATER I GOT A CALL FROM THE RECRUITER OFFERING ME THE JOB, I HAPPILY ACCEPTED AND IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED MY DRUG TESTING AND ORIENTATION TRAINING THAT WILL BE HELD IN SEATTLE AND ANCHORAGE.

AND AFTER THAT... LIFE HAS BEEN GREAT!!!

     

OUR AWESOME CARGO JETS TRANSPORTING A ENTIRE DOG TEAM!!!

MY PROFESSIONAL LOOK.

I DO HAVE OCCASIONAL PASSENGERS STALKING ME AND TAKING PICS OF ME...  WHAT CAN I SAY??? 

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND!!!

     

THE "SPIRIT OF THE ISLANDS" JET VISITS BETHEL EVERY NOW AND THEN, MY FAVORITE JET!!!

WE DO IT ALL FROM PASSENGERS TO CARGO TO DELIVERIES.  FROM BEAUTIFUL SUMMERS TO EXTREME ARCTIC WEATHERS IN THE WINTERS, WE ENDURE IT ALL TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.  

SOME OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES ARE FLYING IN SLED DOG RACE TEAMS FOR THE ANNUAL KUSKOKWIM 300 DOG RACE.  SEASONAL BULK SHIPMENTS OF FLOWERS FOR VALENTINES DAY AND MOTHERS DAY.  AND THE MOOSE ANTLERS THAT GETS SHIPPED OUT FROM BETHEL AFTER MOOSE SEASON IS OVER.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF INTERESTING CHALLENGES THAT PUTS US TO THE TEST AND WE'VE ALWAYS PREVAILED AND ALWAYS LEARN FROM THEM!!!

HERE ARE SOME COOL VIDEO CLIPS FOR ALL OF YOU!!!

 

AND ANOTHER ONE FROM ONE OF MY NUMEROUS WEEKENDS FLIGHTS TO ANCHORAGE!!!

THIS COMING SEPTEMBER I'M COMING UP TO MY 5 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH ALASKA AIRLINES AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS TOWARDS WORKING WITH AN AMAZING AIRLINE!!!

I LOVE MY CREW AND STATION MANAGER BECAUSE THEY TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER AND THAT IS WHAT MATTERS TO ME THE MOST.

LOYALTY!!!

TO MY AWESOME TEAM AT THE BETHEL, ALASKA AIRLINES STATION,THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY LIFE HAPPIER ONE FLIGHT AT A TIME!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

RAMP SERVICE AGENT 808,

WAIPA