Originally Posted by
DENpilot
Bingo. I'm tired of people telling me what I should do/have done with my career.
I'm not going to stagnate my career for the 'greater good.' I want to get hired at a major carrier ASAP, not 10 years from now. Is the 'greater good' going to pay my bills? Is the 'greater good' going to make up the $250,000 difference in my 401K in 40 years? Is the 'greater good' going to get me Christmas off 10 years from now so I can spend it with my family because my seniority won't hold it as a new hire at mainline?
I think going to PSA is a scummy move, but those guys are going to have a job at United/Delta/AA before the FOs who sit at XJT/AE/9E. That's just the facts.
You might be right, be right now those are far from facts. At this point no one has any idea who is going to get to the big boys first. This isn't about the greater good either, this is about people who jumped ship from Eagle to go to XJ who now are jumping ship to Compass -- the whole time they were telling themselves the same thing you are. For everyone person where a lateral move seemed to work out there are 5 other people who would be much further along in their career if they had just stayed put. But hey, if you want to offer your services and experience at year one regional pay 3 different times go ahead, I'm sure United/Delta/AA are happy that you are willing to make that sacrifice for their bottom line.