In light of the recent FedEx earnings call I wanted to hear what others thought the near term hiring outlook might be.

I will be in upgrade class at my regional in a month with FedEx as my number one goal in mind. My buddies are all jumping over to LCCs to get hired at mainline while I decided to stay to get PIC time. Now I'm second guessing myself.

Is it really as bad as the news make it out to be or is this just way overblown? Will hiring slow down or even stop? (Parking planes)

I'm just worried that I'm passing on a seniority number at the legacies while waiting to get my qualifications for FedEx. Or be at the bottom of the seniority list when they stop hiring/growing.

I understand no one can predict the future but I thought an inside view point might be more valuable than what I hear on the news. Thank you in advance!