Originally Posted by
climbmaintain
Another Envoy 12-24 monther here. I hit my 1,000 company/121 hours in June (15 months after hitting the line) and am now the proud holder of a United CJO! Our time working in the AA system has created a strong bond of affection to the brand, and I admit I’ll miss a lot of things about it, but I really have no frame of reference because I’ve only ever worked in the AA system. I have a strong suspicion the grass will be greener at my next job, and in the event it isn’t, heck, the door to AA will then be open should I choose to walk through it. What disappoints me are the games AA recruitment is playing with Envoy pilots who are diligently working to get hired outside the flow. “It’s like getting accepted to an Ivy League school,” one of them told me. I didn’t say it, but I certainly thought that was a disingenuous and dismissive comment to make to someone who’s more qualified (in terms of 121 experience) than many of their off-the-street hires. Business is business, however, and it is time for the next transaction! Best of luck at SWA!
Agree on all accounts. I too had reservations leaving the known for the unknown, a travel system I knew, and lots of good people I enjoyed working with. I promise all those reservations disappeared about the first hour into basic indoc and even more so in training and on the line.
Every training event started with “thank you for being here and welcome”. All the admin processes work; smoothly. The crews are equally awesome, often better.
The only thing I miss is the 100K and paying back a bonus…. Which in the grand scheme of things is not significant over this career, and would be sad to be the only deciding factor to stay somewhere.
The elitism about not hiring loyal WO captains has to stop, it’s only hurting AA in the long run and the competition has capitalized on hiring very well trained experienced pilots who do well in training and on the line.
Congrats and welcome to UAL, I’m excited for you because I can recently remember the feelings you are about to experience.