Originally Posted by
olly
Absolutley! Time to upgrade is a direct function of seniority ascension. So whether you prioritize QoL (days off, vacation pref, schedule) or $$, your pace of ascension will dictate not only your QoL, but also your income. You can plug the numbers into a spreadsheet and calculate the difference over any given time span.
Your B fund (401) contribution from the company is 8% of your earnings so 8% of WB Cap, is > 8% NB FO. Over the years this adds up.
All of that notwithstanding, the question was asked by someone who has an invite to a FedEx interview, and was using it as a discriminator in trying to decide if he wanted to go to it or not vs stay at Alaska.
The things you're mentioning (and the root issue of what the upgrade time is) wouldn't even figure into the decision matrix if it were me making that choice. The overall retirements and career progression for someone with 25+ years left to fly at a 121 carrier are a factor, but only if I were considering multiple offers from comparable companies (of which AS and FDX are obviously not). If I were deciding between job offers at AA, UA, DL, and SWA at the same time as FDX, then it would be a relevant part of the discussion, IMHO. Besides, before the 16-01 bid came out, would anyone on property in Memphis have predicted "less than a year on the 757"? Who can possibly predict what it will be next year or 5 years down the road.
To the OP, I say that as a Seattle native who had an app in at AS and would have loved to work there. Don't bother dithering around with irrelevant factors that are uncontrollable and, ultimately, unknown. There's just no comparison -- IMHO, leave for FedEx at earliest opportunity and don't look back.