Originally Posted by
Timmay
At the very least, you'll be top of the class in seniority when you get hired as a pilot, unless somebody else has worked for the company longer than you, obviously.
You will not get any seniority bump as a pilot at any airline I know of. You may get to keep your seniority for travel benefits if you are hired but the same company, but you won't see any advantage over the dudes in your class generally.
I second working at an FBO. I did it for many years, it was a great time. If you are out on the western side of the PHL area, PM me. I can get you in touch with a local FBO for a line job. Generally, the people working the line at a small FBO want to be there b/c they like airplanes. You won't find that attitude working airline ops at PHL. You might even start to hate aviation or get mugged.....