Originally Posted by Andy

Welcome to UAL. You'll have good times and you'll have bad times in this company and business. However, I suspect mostly good times. It really is a great time to be a pilot, as there is a pretty large worldwide shortage of pilots that will get worse over the next few years, barring any major recession/pandemic/huge amount of pilots being trained. And it doesn't matter which airline you're with, it will still be a great time for a pilot.