Originally Posted by pilot3198

I’m sure I’ll regret commenting on this, but if you’re interested in a different angle - I left Southwest for Jetblue after being there for about a year in 2005. I made my decision at the time based on living in base and thinking the two companies were very similar. Well, I personally find the differences between the two companies quite vast. Not just in how the operation is run, but many other things such as; the lower value put on pilots, the poor pilot-flight attendant relationship (which I think is greatly driven by their expectation of pilots cleaning the cabin), the poor work rules and quality of trips (i.e., redeye’s, lack of calender day minimum), vacation allotment, and my biggest complaint; hotels (i.e., Tacoma), etc.



Southwest may not be Delta, American, or United, but at least I felt that I worked for a ‘major’ airline. I equate working at Jetblue to playing minor league baseball. Not the worst minor league team, but not the majors. Don’t get me wrong; I make the best of my job (no sense in hating life or having regrets) and I do get to drive to and from work. But would I make the same decision again - absolutely not!