Some of the happiest and coolest guys I know at FDX got turned down by SWA. Most of them now say "wow...I'm SO glad that happened...I had no idea what this company was about..." One of my favorite stories was a guy who applied to SWA and only reluctantly applied to FDX after being badgered by his bros. He lives in SAN and wanted to be home more with family after living the fleet/deployment life as an F-18 driver. SWA was his first choice since he though he could eventually get OAK or PHX as a domicile and commute.

SWA kyboshed him, but 2 months later FDX hired him on. He's now flying MD11s out of LAX...great company, great pay and benefits, and more time at home.

I know plenty of stories like one... You'll like it here...really. If you want the 0200-0600 flying, we got a lot of it. However, if you don't--we got lots of other flying too. And while we don't walk around doing the "kum by yah" act, there are a lot of great folks here who are a blast to fly and hang out with. SWA is NOT the only company where people can have fun at work.