Originally Posted by
Velocipede
Lots of good advice here. Basicly it boils down to this: Take the SWA job but stay in the UPS pool. If UPS offers you a job and you're not enamoured with flying "carbon based revenue generators" around, jump ship.
Given the choice between passengers and freighters, I prefer to fly freight. Boxes don't ***** and you don't have to get permission from a F/A to take a leak.
My thoughts are fairly close to velocipede. Take the job you are offered if its SWA first(bird in hand,I am a ups poolie since 6/05). See if it works for you(keep the ups pool thing in the vault due to being on probation). Then if you swim free to UPS go for it(plain economics). I have dealt in both envirionments and after 20 years work is work, pax are a pain in the butt. Boxes never complain and oh yeah the seat belt sign NOT (nod to borat) cockpit door NOT.