Just wondering what some one who has been in the airline profession for a while would do if you had:

- Pool letter from UPS (absolute first choice)
- Job offer from Continental and SWA.

First I consider myself extremely fortunate to have THIS kind of decision to make. Here is the problem, do I take one of the other job offers and leave when UPS calls with a class date or keep waiting for the phone to ring?

I know how long some people have been in the pool at UPS, a2b boxhauler and others. Not sure why this happens, but it does. I have been in the pool a short swim in comparison to others, around three months. I haven’t figured out how they determine who starts when, but several people already started class or have class dates that interviewed after I got the letter. I also seem to have what UPS is looking for "Heavy, International time".

I know lots of people here have been placed in hiring pools before. Just wondering how you would deal with this. I appreciate any advice or funny comments.

BTW if you are wondering why don’t I just keep my current job? just separated from AD.

 

My favorite airline was the one that gave me a class date first.

By the way, I was in the pool at DAL for 8 months before I got chlorinated....

 

Go to SWA and when UPS calls decide if you want to stay or go to Brown...that was my plan last year(except I got the no go letter from SWA). You probably won't be in the brown pool too terribly long but there have been exceptions in the past. Do you have a 737 type? SWA pay is not too bad to start. I'd hate to go to CAL for 6 months and then endure UPS year one pay for another year on top of it!

 

Go to SWA and see what happens. If UPS calls and you still want to go there, then go. If SWA seems like the right choice after you start, then stick with it. Don't burn any bridges, don't make any long-term housing decisions, and then see what happens. Good luck.

 

take ups. cal will be in bad shape soon, and swa is for people who enjoy being in a cult. anyway, go brown, and you'll never look back.

 

OMG! I agree with HMP for the third time in a month.

 

Agreed 100%


The reality is is that UPS may never call you with a class date. Hopefully, this doesn't happen but IF it does, you have a pretty good job at SWA. (Cults and kool aid aside)

 

Never rely on a maybe class date. Take what's for sure.

 

Anyone ever heard of someone quitting one company for another and then getting re-hired in the future. To use this example is it safe to assume that if you quit SWA during training for UPS that you'll never work for SWA again if things didnt work out at Brown...

 

It's safe to assume that. We had a few folks leave Purple just prior to 9/11 to go to AA. Never even got to class at AA. They were told not to bother re-applying at Fdx.