[QUOTE=frddrvr;2958534]Soliciting advice from an anonymous Internet forum might be nuts but here it goes.
I’m relatively new here and consider myself extremely fortunate to be part of the team. FedEx was always my #1 choice but some of that shine is starting to wear off after seeing behind the curtain. That being said, I’m considering brushing off the resume with all of this doom and gloom.
I’m less than 1yr on property and don’t know what I don’t know. The majority of my buddies fly for the UAL/Delta/AA/SWA and truly think I’m nuts staying on board FedEx’s sinking ship. I don’t have many buddies here to steer me straight with an honest long term perspective of flying for FedEx. I haven’t been a fan of the night hub turns but I’m told day flying is doable with a bit of seniority. Does it really get better? So what is the true story? Are we at the bottom of a normal business cycle or do we have our collective heads in the sand? I hope I’m wrong but the headwinds of change don’t look favorable.
I’m fortunate to likely have a long career ahead of me and live within driving distance to big domiciles for the other major carriers. Flying purple tails have always been my dream so I can’t believe I’m even considering walking away from the best flying job in the world. Have I lost my mind?
Ok man, here it is ............ There are major problems with the passenger carriers, TSA every day, crowded airport terminals and hyped up piece of junk passengers that want a piece of you if they got a bad landing. WHY in this world would you want to leave now ??? Don't be myopic about this kind of thing, this is your chance to get some seniority and enjoy the fruits of your labor dude !!! I started out here as a B727 Flight Engineer, worked my way off that position in about 18 months and when the flying seat came available as an FO was so happy !!! The schedules will always be something to reckon with but you are not going to be junior here for long, keep that in mind. Typically the company in the past has put out these so called warning letters and memos because they have to tell the investors something, rumors all over the place, just keep your position and work on realizing how lucky you are to be in this place, it will get better !!!