Originally Posted by
303flyboy
This plus one. But that’s me.
Always go where you feel makes you happiest. You’ll make a **** ton of money if everything works out at UAL / DAL. You’ll make a **** ton of money at (U)LCCs. If the paint on the side of the plane still matters to you then I can’t help you with that. You will grow out of that over time and realize a plane is plane. All that matters; QOL. Paycheck. QOL.
This being said the OP asked UAL vs DAL. Not vs another airline. So in closing my two pennies; it’s a severe gamble. They are both bleeding enormous amounts of money and are not too big to fail (all airlines got loans who wanted them). I have zero doubt to be honest that both will be fine but in what form or shape is hard to predict in this environment.
Both are great companies to work for.
Best of luck and congrats !
Define **** ton. What I do know is I have to work a decent amount of premium to make what my legacy counterparts make on guarantee at the same longevity on the same jet. That’s not including what they can make in profit sharing or on a wide body. Then I can’t even touch it. FedEx guys now that’s making money.
And just like 20 years ago when $100k seemed like a lot it was really just a nice living. That’s about what $250k is now. A nice living. It doesn’t even pay the yearly property taxes on the houses less than two miles away from my dump. And those are second homes even. Those people are making a true **** ton and there are a lot of them. This is peanut compared to the big boys.