First.... It’s NOT a bad job. Good equipment. Good co-workers. Good first year pay. Etc.

IF you live or want to live in base..... increase that job satisfaction by a few more points.

However, before you come here, if at ALL possible, get a copy of our contract and do a comparison on pay and work rules, (vacation, reserve etc) so that you know what you’re getting into here. Compare it to other major airlines hiring as well as regionals, because by comparison we are 5/6 behind our competitors by almost every measure, and as far as work rules we even fall behind some regionals. Don’t assume “Legacy, been around for 83 years, history of great pilot/management relationship, ALPA, making great profits, so it must be comparable to the others.”.. cause it’s not. And, as for thinking it’ll change anytime soon, there are some major hurdles for that happening, namely a VERY aggressive stance toward the pilot group by management, combined with at least a third of the union that is either to beat down or straight out not interested in seeing change (because they’ve got what works best for them. )

Anyway, if you get here and decide to stay, for the first year, till you’re off probation, KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN! There is ZERO contractual protection for you and the company can absolutely fire you for whatever reason they decide. After that, get involved in being part of the solution, while at the same time, demonstrating daily through your professionalism that we deserve better.

Choose wisely. 👍🏼👍🏼