Originally Posted by
marcal
Don't under estimate how crappy backside flying can be. It’s a personal thing for every one but If you aren’t a late night owl it may not be ideal. That’s the biggest risk of all. Not knowing if you truly can deal with flying the sort or long haul.
Lots of flying/schedule variety so each can find the niche that works best them. But, you need seniority to have those options and it bites you twice: once as an FO and again with upgrade.