Thank you to everyone who spent time and bringing up valid points. It's funny I'm actually sitting in Amsterdam right now on some time off and I'm realizing I don't have an interest in doing the long haul stuff. Didn't sleep on the flight, felt wiped when I got here, and clammy/oily skin. It was student pilot dream but now that I think of it, I'd rather travel the world on my own time. I realize there is more pay in the end of the career as a widebody pilot, but if I'm tired now, how will I feel later on in life. Also it takes many years to reach the point of a WB CA, so I feel like I'd be doing the same job at SWA on a 73 until I eventually upgrade to a CA.

I'm 29, living in San Diego, and I have good seniority in base. I did the seniority projection and based on NO GROWTH at Southwest I'll be 50 percent in 2036. Looking at the seniority progression at United, has me being 75% in 2051. Granted that's with no growth, and United plans to hire I think another 7,000 Pilots in the next many years. It's a lofty goal for sure. Sure we are having our max 7 delays right now.

I have 20 days off this month since I overlap dropped 2 reserve days, shortened it to a 2 day of reserve, and then gave it away. How can I complain with what I've been doing with my schedule. Some months I have 20 days a month off and don't credit, or some I've done 145 TFP with 15 days off. I'm learning how to clear my board and pick up premium. I like pairing selective reserve days with trips if I don't think I'm going to get called.

Sure there is an LAX base for United and it's junior, but I see people with comparable seniority to me in base on the 737 (1 year in) and they don't have as good a schedule or ability to move stuff around like at SWA. I could do rhe 787 out of LAX eventually but I looked at the bid packets and there are only like 4 or 5 locations they go to from there. To me it just doesn't seem as glamorous as it once was when I was a student pilot. I think I'm chasing the chase. And I guess what I'm realizing is that a jet is a jet and at the end of the day it's a job.

I am not letting this Elliot thing affect my decision since largely it's outcome is out of my control. Hopefully this forces the company to innovate and we could be seeeing our best years yet.