Originally Posted by
Car Ramrod
Did you actually really run the numbers? You have to run them under the assumption that you will get a contract at JB. Figure conservatively like JB attaining a contract in 2020 that is right at current industry average. Then compare. I bet they will show you that if you go to FedEx it will take 12-15 years to make back what you would have made by staying put. Then beyond that you will make more at FedEx. How important is QOL? Do you commute now? If so are you willing to move to a JB base? This is too complex of a question to answer. My advice is follow the quality of life. You will make enough to have a good life at either place.
What? 12-15 years to make back what you would have at JB? What numbers are you looking at? By 2nd year pay as a WB FO at Fedex he's probably making more than a CA at JB when you count the fringe benefits of which JB has almost none. Pension+B plan are worth at least another 25% at Fedex and insurance is far more valuable at Fedex than at JB. I'd say it'd take about 3 years to make back what you lost - now there are intangibles here, being a captain at JB vs a FO at Fedex, flying with a ton of very, very, very old guys at Fedex, etc but for money, it's not much of a decision.