Originally Posted by
BobbyLeeSwagger
Dude its all good. In a doomsday scenario, you would come fly 1000hrs and we would shut down, then you would get a big fat bonus somewhere after getting one here. Then you would be a reserve street captain "not for eternity" for a little while until you go mainline. Depending on what you want in life, you might just get hired from the right seat. Movement will be very good this year. Just stay flexible, roll with the punches. And enjoy the ride.. guys, it's not 2008 anymore.
**edit: but I stand by my promise to pillage snack baskets if there is a draw down announced
If the worst case is taking the last of the $17,500 new hire bonus in a year and your new E170/190 type rating and 1000 hours of SIC experience and going out and getting a DEC new hire bonus somewhere else, that really isn't that bad.
I'd rather be an FO for a year somewhere I want to be followed by commuting to reserve at LGA (with another new hire bonus) than not getting a bonus, commuting to reserve at LGA as an FO for a year or two anyway, and then eventually making Ca and commuting to reserve at LGA WITHOUT the DEC bonus until you get the call up.
It isn't like a lot of people actually plan on making Compass their career. Does it even have anyone with more than four or five years seniority that are actual line fliers?
BobbyLee isn't just blowing smoke up your ***.
All the regionals are having troubles right now because of high attrition to the majors and declining numbers of quality applicants and there are going to be changes because of it. But over the next 4-5 years it's still the best opportunity for advancement to the majors in your lifetime and if anyone thinks that 650 well trained pilots won't have multiple good opportunities for advancement whatever happens, they are wrong.
My 2 cents worth anyway...