Originally Posted by
Southernpilot
I believe there is merit in having the degree. I decided that some time ago and went back to school. Now I have 90 credits towards my 120 needed for my BS. I'll have it this time next year. I wouldn't expect that anyone could forecast what the industry will do. However, I figure you guys probably have your ear to rail better than I do. I've been stuck in my 135 whole for a while. So, the degree is in the bag. Now I'm wondering if I should leave my rather secure, decent paying 135 job and go fly for someone like Spirit to build 121 time? Or just stay here and wait for the majors to reach way down to the 135 guys?
That's a tough one. Do you feel you could stay at your current gig til retirement? Or would you be happier at a Spirit/etc airline? Assuming the legacies never called. They probably will, and may anyway, but you first have to ask yourself if you could be happy if you somehow got stuck at the stepping stone. If not, maybe waiting it out is the better choice. If so, it might be worth considering making the jump.