Originally Posted by
lowflyby
If the hiring talk is just talk, they’re having us poolie dudes submit quite a bit of info for kicks and giggles. Perhaps some might say that’s par for the course, but have some friends well connected and seems like it’s pretty real.
I agree with your sentiment of leaving decent seniority to come to FedEx, but that’s not the case for me. I’m not giving up any seniority/coming from a legacy. Even with the 2 decades I have left, still a difference of millions for me vs my current gig. Any career decision can come back to bite us at any moment, but as much as I can, I’m making a good faith decision on my next, and hopefully last, career move.
Don't let APC sour you on this place. It's not all bad. Has it been a rough five years? Yes. Have the draft wh0res consistently destroyed the small amounts of leverage we had? Also yes. Has the silent majority AND Jetflyers undermined the NC and pilot unity at every turn? Again, yes. Has a decades long culture of a management friendly union and 'you gotta give something up to get something' attitudes eroded the quality of life here? Yes again, dammit.
On second thought, why do you want to come here?
In all honesty, I'd come here again today, ever after the dumpster fire of this negotiation cycle. If you've done your homework on FedEx schedules (something for everyone), recent stagnation (probably about to change), scope worries (probably overblown but I'm no expert), the change/elimination of a true DB, difficulty moving between fleets, the PSA pathway, etc, etc, and still want to be here, you'll like it just fine. There's plenty to dislike, and plenty to (hopefully) improve in future contracts...but we still make great money, have a great vacay system, no PBS, and don't work very hard. Plus you already live in MEM, so the worst part is behind you!
Good luck!