Originally Posted by freezingflyboy

Because some people make bad life decisions such as going with the first airline to offer them a job. Then once the honey moon is over and they see flying a shiny jet full of people for what it is (a JOB), they realize there are better places to be in order to reach your goals. Example: If you want to upgrade quick, get your PIC and get hired at SWA or FedEx then going with Horizon or Eagle is a bad career move. If you want to have a home with walls made of something sturdier than cardboard and eat more than rat turds, going with Mesa is a bad career move. See where I'm going?

Some people will tell you "Get on with ANY airline as soon as you can no matter what! Get on that seniority list, it means everything!" Thats a load of BS. It doesn't matter how quick you get on a seniority list if you just jump ship in a year because you hate life. Now you're six months and 100 numbers below your buddy who waited for the right opportunity to come around. I've seen it over and over here at XJT. Ask Saab, he is uber junior to me but he was flying 121 way before I was. Get my point?