Originally Posted by
weatherman
you should reconsider your plans. i could never recommend to someone to work for this company. for as long as i've been here, i'm still appalled at the treatment of the pilots.
also, as others have indicated, there is no indication that the airline will grow in the future. this is about as good as it will get. rumors are that the president of the airline has indicated that 2,500 pilots is the goal going forward.
that means no hiring, and sadly, most of the junior pilots will probably not have the opportunity to upgrade for a long time, if ever.
is it really that bad at ups? yes, it's that bad.
stay far away from ups. go to fedex.
This may be your personal opinion, but it's just that, an opinion. I still believe that UPS is one of the best airlines to work for. (disclaimer - not getting furloughed). True, they're probably never going to treat us like Southwest, nor will we ever be an airline in the true sense like FedEx, but you have to evaluate all factors. Even though right now we "need" to furlough, there's no saying that tomorrow we won't announce an order for 30 777s. We're sitting on lots and lots of cash, and cash is king. Their furlough was code for landgrab on our contract, and we said no thanks. I guess I'm a a glass half full sort. I'm happy working for UPS, although at times frustrated by their decisions with regard to our folks. But who's to say working at a pax carrier these days will be any better?