Originally Posted by
Skyward
My neighbor is a 20+ year AAL. I am a 3.5yr FO SWA. I am home a lot more than he is, and there is no doubt I enjoy my job more from talking to him. I will make $200k this year, and I’m just getting started on the pay scale. Vaccine mandate garbage aside, I am very happy at SW.
Well, that’s part of the problem, a 20 year guy is typically going to ***** a bit more. They have probably experienced some ruts in their career and will sport ***** about it despite things being pretty decent right now. They were likely Furloughed, or stapled, or in a decade long merger battle over seniority, or went through bankruptcy. You get the picture. Vs a 2014 hire that might be as little as a few hundred numbers Jr to them. I’m not a kool-aid company guy, but I am happy here. I know several SWA pilots that left for AA, they are happy too. I’m sure SWA is a great gig, but I’m sure it has problems too.