Originally Posted by
tripled
Don’t be foolish. It sounds like you’re planning to give up a fair amount of future earnings just to have the opportunity to fly a big jet. SWA is still one of the most financially viable airlines and should be around for a long long time. Your seniority there will be better than as a newhire at a new airline anywhere else and you never get it back.
Maybe I missed it, but how much seniority is he potentially giving up at SWA? I was told by some I was crazy to give up 3 years at AA and go to DAL...zero regrets on that move. Now if he's giving up 10 years, that's probably a bad idea.