Originally Posted by
FLY6584
That's the question though. Do I really want to go through all of that prep and study for a job I may not really even want? I thought about winging it and just showing up to the interview with no study and no prep, but our inherent Type A personalities make that hard to do.
I know you are thinking out loud (online?) but sitting here reading it--seems like you are all about the money when you are talking about Delta. Nothing wrong with thinking about the money. But when you discuss about the things you
value (in this case, the issues related to commuting for life), sure seems like SWA is where you belong.
Delta does seem to hold the
potential win when considering lifetime earnings. But look at the last 15 years: DL terminated a pension, drastically cut pay, furloughed. SWA hired off and on through that period and never furloughed. In 2000 people would have considered you insane to take SWA over DL. How'd that work out?
The big unknown is what the future will bring. And you can go nuts trying to figure that out. DL may pay more, but I'm pretty sure SWA will keep you and yours out of soup kitchens. Only you can decide how much is "enough."