Originally Posted by
threeighteen
This is the worst advice ^^
1 class can make the difference between getting furloughed or not getting furloughed. For some, it made the difference between getting furloughed only once instead of twice. It can make the difference between holding WB CA, or not. It can make the difference when it comes to getting above the G line in the left seat of a widebody. It can make the difference between getting Christmas, Thanksgiving, birthdays, etc off.
Get there fast, take it slow. Take the first newhire class you can, then delay upgrade if you want, but don't delay the day that your seniority starts.
well said.
I put my name on the list to move up from my awarded class date if any opening in earlier classes became available. A few weeks later UAL asked if I wanted to move up a week. I said yes. Because of that I didn’t get furloughed as part of the post 9/11 furloughs.
life on the bottom wasn’t fun, but it also wasn’t furloughed.