Originally Posted by
Dwane
Are there many UAL furloughees at jetBlue? I am just curious, for someone who has seen both operations, if after working for JB and experiencing their company culture/outlook, would you return to UAL if recalled in the near future? (I’m only guessing you were able to keep your UAL #?) My hope is to someday work for a legacy (UAL, AA, DAL) due to the type of route structure in place, but I hear a lot of good things about JB, and wonder if it may a better place to be? Thoughts?
I had 3 former USAF buds get furloughed in the first UAL furlough that landed jobs at JB. They all elected to stay and decline recall which for them was good as they would have been furloughed again. They are doing well there which is good for them.
As with any airline, they have their pros and cons working there. These individuals didn't think it was smart to try and come back to UAL. They turned out to be right.
I did meet one guy that got furloughed, got a JB job, then came back to UAL. He was a Colorado guy and wanted back....sadly, furloughed again. I also met a couple of new hires in 08 that had some good left seat seniority at a regional I can't remember. They left from the left seat making reasonable coin to the "show" only to get shown the door after a short stint on the property.
Timing is everything and your decisions are always your best guess when the situation requires it. Hind sight is 20/20. If we all had a crystal ball, we'd always make the right decisions. I turned down SW and DL in favor of UA in the 90's........and my decision turned out to be wrong.
Frats,
Lee