Originally Posted by
Purpleanga
I don't blame you, the period from late 07/early 08 TSA was booming, they told us a year upgrades and no reserve out of IOE. You'd have to be crazy to turn that down for anything else. I didn't really do my homework either, I just saw what was happening and I wanted in. I had no idea how badly TSA management had positioned the airline to basically crumble badly if something went wrong like it did this summer. Still learned a valuable lesson though, always think about the future, not what's happening at that time. Also TSA apparently had a history of repeatedly furloughing guys with no regard, things you find out later I guess.
heh.
I went to TSA instead of Mesa because I mentioned going to Mesa to a few people I know and got hell for it. Mesa this, Mesa that, if you value your career, you won't go to Mesa, if you want to be alive in a year, stay away from Mesa... etc. I'm not saying Mesa is perfect, but most of the gripes I've heard regarding Mesa are ones that exist at nearly every other regional.
I guess it serves me right for taking advice from people with an agenda.