Originally Posted by
Fly4FunAA
I really can see myself happy at either airline. If anything, I was so dead set on United/Delta at first and then SWA called first…I went on mil leave and now I’m back at SWA. Since we got this new contract, I’m now seeing how great of a quality of life I have right here at SWA that it’s causing me to review the others. And I’m looking to see…is it still worth chasing the original dream or is it better to stick with the current quality of life? Is WB flying all its cut out to be when I’m already making WB FO equivalent pay but home more often for my kid and not as tired? I’m not going to make any decisions just yet, but just thinking about things big picture. The great schedule, seniority, and pay, make me not want to start over again, but if I were to start over, now is probably the best time to do it. So I’m torn on what I want to actually do.
However, if I hit year 4 pay at SWA then I think it’s a done deal for me. That’s my cutoff point. Too much seniority at that point, I’m currently 44% in base on the FO side. I love the 787 but at some point it won’t make sense anymore. And if SWA ever gets a 787 some day I’d regret leaving past 4yrs of seniority to try and chase it somewhere else.
Well, a good quote from my near decade of corporate between 121 gigs was, “the bigger the airplane, the bigger the suitcase, and the farther away from home you go” still rings true.
Dont forget your pay raise Jan 1 to $204.55 per trip.