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Old 03-12-2025 | 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Anonymous2092
Yet another "Stay or Leave" post.

I've been at B6 for coming up on 4 years now, based in MCO. I came here because I wanted to live in FL, and I didn't want to be furloughed. I'd been holding out on leaving because of fears of a furlough back when everyone in my class left. Now it's been years, and all my classmates that went to legacies are having a ball while we've been struggling to grow. I was feeling, a bit optimistic back when I thought we might gain Spirit's route network, but now that thats all fallen through and with all the downgrades coming, I just feel like I sold myself short. Now don't get me wrong, B6 has been good to me, but I'd be lying if I said I really look forward to the next 30+ years at this moment in time. Now with an April class date offer, I'm stuck wondering if the possibility of a furlough in the near future is worth the risk. The economy isn't looking great right now, and hiring is starting to slow down. I've got good senioriy at B6 with 1,200 below me, but I'm not sure if thats saying much when I fly with 12+ year captains on reserve.

Things worth noting:
- 32
- no kids
- no wife
- no debt
- no mortgage
- widebody flying seems cool, but isn't a main driver
- don't mind commuting for now if I know it'll be worth the long-term gain

All things being equal, I feel relatively good about JetBlue's future, but thats only because I think we will be bought in the next 2-4 years. Is it worth staying to find out? WWYD?
Where do you live? Where do you want to live? Would you move to a UAL domicile or commute? What’s the commute like?

It’s all a very personal decision, but all things being equal I would say that your biggest risk is starting over at the bottom of a new seniority list (furlough fodder). However, No wife, no kids, and no mortgage really ease that hardship if it were to happen.

If it were me, I’d say go for it. Even the simple ability to change fleet type can make this seem like a whole new exciting job and airline every 5 or 10 years.

Put your app in. You may never even get a call to interview and the answer is decided for you, but you don’t win a game you never even tried to play.
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