Originally Posted by
Yakattack
Word to the wise, kids. There is no "line." Skip every year at a regional you can. SkyWest seems to think you owe them something. Beyond the first year, you don't. If you can get hired at a major without "paying your dues," freaking do it. It's not the mid 90's. You don't need to play this game.
Resume details: 10+ years at SkyWest, now at a major where I'm much happier.
This 100%. People get upset at people who “skip” the line. But you know who isn’t upset? The person sitting at mainline building seniority below them and making $330+/hr while the others “pay their dues”.
The name of the game hasn’t changed. Get hired at a regional, and do everything you can do to kick, scratch, and crawl your way out as soon as you can.
Took only 4.5 years for me to get hired, and am also much happier. Kudos to the folks doing it in much less time!