Originally Posted by
Cozmo
Hypothetical question here:
Lets say you get hired and are in the Nov or Dec class, but you get a sizeable retention bonus (like 30-50% of your salary), if you stay at your current company through the end of the year. Would you push back your class to the Jan one? Is there a number that makes it worth it to delay class, or is it a big mistake to wait?
As of right now, it probably doesn’t make much difference, but remember seniority is everything in this job... In my regional days I flew with a guy once who told me a story about how delaying his new hire class by a couple months, he just barely missed the fast upgrade and it cost him 6 more years in the right seat and thousands of dillars in earnings.... It’s hard to put a dollar figure on it and of course nobody has a crystal ball but just food for thought.