Thread: SWA or UAL?
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Old 03-04-2018 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by RJSAviator76
Geez... you sure you're not recruiting for these folks?

Emirates Group Careers | Pilots

I mean where can you possibly go wrong....

- all widebody fleet flying all over the world (why wait 25+ years before you can get to be a flying pilot???)
- good pay (why starve your first year???)
- housing paid by the company including your monthly utilities! Who does that??!
- heavily subsidized education (or a big fat scholarship) for your kids
- chauffered to/from work in a nice, new car with your own driver. You can finally retire your 81 Honda.
- full medical and Company-provided clinic nearby to where you live, all for your convenience.
- direct entry captain position available if you're highly experienced Boeing captain. And if you're an FO... why wait? You'll be a widebody captain at a truly prestigious airline by the time you'd be able to be on reserve on one as an FO in the US.
- eye-candy female flight attendants who are actually trained in First Class service, have strict standards as to how to look, dress, speak, behave, even how to put make-up on, the type of makeup, etc. (if you're into male flight attendants, you may consider staying in the US)
- Max retirement age for those flight attendants is 42.
- confirmed Business class upgradeable to First Class when you actually go on vacation.

So on and so forth... there are a few minor annoyances with this job, but isn't that the case everywhere?

After all, it's about living like a rockstar, fly for a truly prestigious airline... why spend a lifetime banging around in clacked out MD88's, B-737's, A-320's and be a crusty old fart by the time you reach a widebody, actually get to fly it and see cool places? Why not now while you still can?
I was only comparing a choice between UAL or SWA. SWA may be a great opportunity but UAL clearly offers more, that's all. It's only an opinion. I have many good friends at both and they are very happy.
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