Originally Posted by
selftitled
Hello. I’m looking to get some outside feedback/thoughts on this question:
I have been at JetBlue for 7 years. I enjoy flying the bus and really have no complaints about the job itself. The people are great and the company has been good to me. I feel no need to fly wide bodies. However, things are obviously not good and long term the future looks much brighter at DL (I have 25 years left). I can move anywhere in the country and I do like the bases Delta has to offer.
I know it’s not a good time to go to the bottom of a list but I would not let that stop me. The main thing I am concerned with is how long would it take to “break even” on the move assuming things stay relatively stable? 4 years maybe? The profit sharing certainly would not hurt. Career advancement would likely be much faster at DL but in the back of my mind I am concerned about the possibility of B6 merging with AA, UAL, or ALK after I leave. I know hope is not a strategy and I can’t stay just to bank on that; there is the possibility of BK and shrinking to death.
Any advice/feedback is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
It seems you’re flexible with where you can live and that’s a fantastic thing. Go, and don’t ever look back! You’ll have a much better career at Delta. Also, at this point I don’t think an acquisition by anyone is going to happen. Management made sure of that by increasing the amount of debt we have. Before the trueblue program was mortgaged off, I was more optimistic of something happening but no, not now. I think a bankruptcy is more of a reality now. It’s been bad news after bad news here and a company can’t go on forever without being able to turn a profit, it’s just not sustainable. So, if you go, enjoy your career as it will be more fruitful, and dont look back!