Originally Posted by
MusicPilot
Ignorance is bliss.
1) AS and their 86 year history of hiding in the PNW had finally bit them. Even with the band aid VX purchase, they’re still trying to find a way to survive. It’s just a matter of time before AS is swallowed up. I guess it makes you sleep good at night to say that VX pilots are whiny undesirables. You might want to research the type of pilots that VX hired.
2) Did you not get a significant raise too? Do you think you would’ve got that raise in 2020 immediately? Did the VX purchase not push your pay and 401k a lot sooner? VX had 12% 401k with 4.5% unmatched. Do you put more than 7.5% away in your 401k? So, it’s irrelevant what the match and unmatched were. Healthcare? VX had a pretty good medical plan. In fact, it pretty much was the same as it is here.
Job/career?
You talk about how great this place is but you’re leaving?
It’s best you probably adventure out and move on from AS. I’ll be the first to laugh when AS merges with the carrier you go to and all those junior pilots to you will now be senior with higher pay.
Alaska won’t be “swallowed up”. Angle Lake has too much ego to let that happen. They may merge or even acquire another carrier but it’s fate will never be that of VX-unwanted and undesirable by the very creator thus put up for adoption.
No need to worry about my future seniority. I can assure you that I’ll never jerk gear for you. It’s too bad that the only way you’ll ever work for a real airline is through acquisitions and mergers. You got one thing right-I can’t stomach the thought of being junior to undesirables as yourself.