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FXFF
I left recently for big blue. A few months short of the three year mark. So far the only regret is not doing it sooner. I’ll miss purple vacation, schedule flexibility, some of the great people I flew with, and a few other things.
Purple was my dream job, but that dream finally died with FDA closures and the gross mishandling of the DRIVE integration....
...If you live within short call reserve distance for a legacy carrier and you’ve got less than 1500 pilots below you at purple, I’d seriously consider leaving. Unless management at purple can pull about 30-40 767-sized rabbits out of a hat before October, things aren’t looking great for the bottom 1000ish pilots.
I left for a Legacy after 2+ years at Purple and also couldn't be happier. The choice is completely a personal one, but for me it was the right choice. I already have nearly double the pilots below me on my current list than I had at FedEx and am rapidly approaching the same overall seniority %.
The wave is slowing down everywhere so my one bit of advice is that if you are thinking of moving do it sooner rather than later. I lost about a month by my internal debating and that cost me nearly 300 numbers. I think at this point all the cards for FedEx are out on the table. It's either going to work for you or it isn't. If it isn't, cut bait quickly.
Without putting FedEx down I can confidently say nearly everything, except maybe vacation which is still improving under the newest contract, has been better for me in pax land. The things people tried to tell me were horrible at the pax carriers just haven't been a thing. The information was outdated or blown way out of proportion. JMHO.
Good luck