Funny thing about these threads;
While guys get wrapped up in the time off/paycheck/schedule/domicile/“I’m the smartest guy on the planet because I chose A over B” d1ck measuring contest they can’t just STHU and be grateful that pilots have the varied options they do now.
Whereas 15+ years ago and AA/DAL/UAL/AA/USAir/NW was ass over tea kettle/topsy turvey/royally fornicated.
And the guys that simply don’t have a clue or just a short memory would have been begging/pleading to go to work for, in this case, FedEx. Who would NOW be able to hold a WB CA’s seat with a choice of flying. SD trips with front/back end first class DH’s, using deviation bank for commuting, etc.
Especially, well, I don’t know, a junior furloughed pilot hires pre 9/11.....
It’s “just me”, but I think my favorite is “I never wanted to fly boxes so I never applied to FX/UPS”. Heard from pilots that were hired here, with NO TPIC, when FX/UPS had it as a requirement vs. “preferred” and they couldn’t even apply anyway.