Originally Posted by
whatarefacts
Similar situation execpt at FX....just about 3 years but the back side of the clock flying and the direction FX wants to go are serious things to consider. FX is not going to hire for who knows how long they are happy just outsourcing and the pilot group is so divided. Got hired on during the covid high period and thought WOW....FX but in reality this pilot group and company were somehow able to hide all the inadequacies and below industry standard work rules that exist here. Commuting to MEM is painful and moving there is out of the question MEM is a dump. Have a cjo but is it a safe move to start all over again...but is riding out night hub turns and back side of the clock flying at a company that will not grow, has subpar pay and work rules and clearly would rather outsource then conitue to utilize their own pilot group good also?
I know a few FedEx pilots who left for UAL and DAL. They miss the opportunities old FedEx had (overseas bases, stability/ security for the pilot group etc.) don't regret jumping off the FedEx train with the direction its pointed now. The vocal minority ("Silent Majority") types are conspiring with management to push substandard pay and work rules and destroy the pilot group... particularly the lives of known "no" voters. That toxicity is going to be present until they all die off. The legacies are 10+ years removed from their cost cutting initiatives, mergers and ****ty SLIs. Most of the pilots with toxic personalities and anti pilot group agendas are gone or will be in the next three years.
Neither opportunity is "safe". Talk to your buddies who left, look at the types of flying you'll be relegated to commuting to long term if you stay and decide which experience you'll hate less for the rest of your career.