Originally Posted by
ClncClarence
Ugh. If that were me I’d never get a good night’s sleep for the rest of my life.
FedEx has got to be near the worst airline to be junior at in the entire industry.
There's a guy on the SWA board that was hired at Airtran in like '98, went to US Air at age 24 a year or two later. Furloughed during 9/11 and went to fly for Walmart, then hired back on at SWA circa 2016 or so IIRC. Had he just stayed at Airtran he'd be much higher up the list @ SWA or gone back to US Air he'd be #1 for several years and a wb CA for like 15+. He's a good guy and is not bitter at all, just unfortunate timing and decisions.
During the lost decade I saw a lot of guys jumping around from regional to regional, I ended up just staying put and making one move here. You just never know in this industry. You also never know until you retire really.
FedEx/UPS looked to be the place to be for a long time, basically any time after 9/11 until about now.