Originally Posted by
untied
I looked at CAL in 1995. I considered it a lateral move from being a Brasilia Captain.
Seriously...the pay was terrible, most of the Captains were Scabs (where at UAL they were a small minority), the training department was run by Scabs, the work rules were the worst in the industry, the domiciles were horrible, etc.
All my buds who ended up there wanted to be somewhere else first. To say that you saw CAL as the best choice is really...well...interesting.
It turned out well for you, but it was basically dumb luck rather than expert planning and insight.
UAL looked great (2.5 year upgrades, huge pension, industry leading work rules, great domiciles, new hires flying the 747, etc.). It ended up tanking pretty hard and disappointing us all.
It is what it is....I'm fine with moving on.
CAL in 1995 WAS ******, Bethune had just taken over and was trying to clean up the mess Ferguson had left him. I don't think they were even hiring in 1995 because they furloughed that summer, two years later it was a different company.