Originally Posted by
seatstaken
I don’t see overnights being a thing in near future or even after the next contract. However, I still have 30+ years to go, double my age. I just know at some point down the road, whether it’s 8 or 15 years from now; it’s going to make literally no sense to be here and I’m going to hate myself. Right now we can say home every night and that’s all. At least at a Legacy I know what I’m signing up for and 8 years from now there will be thousands and thousands of names below mine. That’s why I’m leaving, zero faith that the pros will ever outweigh the cons in the long term.
You are wise. algt is not a serious place to put the worth of any pilots career. the only thing you will accomplish by parking here for a while, is the lost benefits of being at a true destination airline, which is very costly in a seniority based system. If you dont agree or see this yet-ask someone who has spent more time there than you. there was a time I could defend the company and its direction, but that is not rationally possible anymore. Dont choose this company and have regret later. there are many many problems here, but consider one. The CEO is a vegas hotel guy. He knows zero about airlines, and his ability to manage/operate one, much less grow it, is laughable. There are few pilots here, that do not realize now, that they have made a big mistake in wasting precious career advancement other places by being here. With the unprecedented hiring, seniority and upgrade opportunity at the legacies and others, coming here is an irrational act of self harm.