Pros
If you would llike to become a pilot in todays economy, atp is a good place to work for total time in aircraft and multi engine time
Cons
You are considered an independent contractor. You do not know your schedule until the night before because someone makes it for you. Your schedule will change throughout the day. You ahve no representation or benefits. you may not be able to pay your taxes at the end of the year. You are not considered for a postion based on your number on the waiting list. You must instruct agains federal guidelines of discontinuance of flight instruction (for poorly performing students or students with psychological deficiencies). you will be asked to fly with broken equipment. You will be required to work 7 days a week. Management will usually work 4 days per week. you may have to relocate without a return date or indefinately. People who are in administration are not pilots or flight instructors. You will have prospective students arrive at your facility that are not on the schedule, unless they are spending money that day. Administration wants new students to have materials memorized but will not ship them to the student. You may have to stay after your assigned schedule to proctor a written exam. You may end up working 70 to 80 hours per week. you may be let go at a moments notice for no reason. Micromanagement does not know what actually happens at a facility, but only hears complaints from students. The company will try to have the instructor sell an overrated career to build seniority, but you will leave the program as an unemployed pilot.