Originally Posted by
clearandcold
Commuter hotels are at least codified in a MOU that can be terminated by either the company or union with 60 days notice. The positive space commutes seem to be on an as required basis. When staffing is tight, as it is now, they seem to be going out of their way to make sure people show and pickup flights. This the inverse of how it was even just a year ago.
I’d say you have a 99 percent chance of getting Seattle as a new hire as long as hiring continues as is.
Thank you for the added info, it probably doesn't hurt that I'm relatively old as well. Delta assigns based on last four and I'd go middle of the pack. At Alaska, based on who I interviewed with, I'd go near the top of the batting order. Looking at the last few Delta drops, they haven't even had SEA in their drops. So I'd initially be out of NYC, ATL or at best Detroit/LA. Based on this, I see:
Fly for Delta
Might take 1-2 years to get back to Seattle on the jet that I want
Unlikely to ever be a captain on widebody based on age
Training will always be in Atlanta away from my kids
Pay will be $20-30K more/year
Fly for Alaska
They choose on age, so I will get Seattle immediately
I could a NB captain after 4-5 years if I want to, slightly longer than Delta
Training will always be in Seattle next to my kids
Pay will be $20-30K less/year
Besides pay, I'm assuming some of Delta's quality of life policies are superior to AS in the latest contract proposal.