Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Not saying there aren’t reasons to go to the legacies but whatI AM saying is that being a DEC anywhere, be it regional or even a legacy, means you are going to be getting the $hitty end of the stick for a long time, because that’s simply the way the seniority system works. Which is why although the “second tier”, which today I would say includes NK, F9, WN, and AS, may be bleeding FOs to the legacies, is tempting for mostly only the very junior (and or younger) CAs to change carriers. Even with prompt upgrades.
Money is a lot, but it isn’t everything.
I can’t help but wonder what a year of seniority would go for if I could be auction d off in an open market.
You're cherry picking an extreme possibility that hasn't happened. Good job?
UAL won't be doing traditional DEC.
And unless they start awarding CA at indoc (possible with the new contract, but I don't consider it probable), no one is being forced into NBCA. One can stay NB or WB FO for their entire career at UAL.
As far as junior CAs, I know UAL's starting to get not-so junior CAs from F9 and LUV. I'm sure there are even a few not-so-junior NK and B6 CAs going to legacies.