busdriver12

Probably would have been better advice if the crew bus driver gave it. Man, was I so off the mark, what a difference a couple of months made. I wonder what the OP decided to do.

biigD

As the saying goes, I’ll never know if any of my decisions were good ones until the day I retire! As much as people love to wave their dongs around on this board, it’s generally dumb luck how things actually shake out.

golfandfly

Right on. Luck and good health....

HvypurplePylot

We aren't out of the woods just yet. With GDP numbers like reported this week, work has the potential to dry up with quickness.

C17B74

Agreed, this is far from over and we have yet to feel any of the real aftershocks economically, GDP, etc. Stimulus, Cares Act, Unemployment, Businesses which have faded away, new Business models all aside from the virus itself will be true impacts coming down the road. International impact abroad is a whole different ball game. Just keep swimming and hope the right current comes along. If you’re still afloat and the current is good at this juncture, no sense jumping ship as life boats are scarce at this point.

Noworkallplay

Remember when I posted this. History always repeats in this industry. Looking at the normal negative blowhards comments on this thread from months ago such as “bus” and “toolbox” just crack me up how they have aged. They are always wrong it seems on every topic.

busdriver12

Funny, first time I’ve ever been called a blowhard.🤣. It looks like my concern (for now), was misplaced, thankfully. Not quite sure what, exactly, I’m wrong on otherwise, but if so, I am more than willing to admit it.

tallpilot

It is amazing how quickly pilots tend to forget that. It makes sense for people with a strong internal locus of control and there is no doubt achieving a ‘good’ airline job requires hard work and dedication, but what happens to the company after you get there is almost entirely out of your hands.

Adlerdriver

It must be so frustrating for you to always be the smartest guy in the room.

champ42272

A parting word:

I've been at FedEx for over 25 years, retiring in October. Wife (#1 and only) has been a Delta Pilot for over 23 years (she started at Pan Am in Berlin before the Wall came down).

Fedex is the best career on the planet, do we have irritants- yes. Is our contract perfect - no. But to the OP, don’t leave FedEx.

When I started we had 165 B-727 aircraft, 600 in each seat and over 400 published lines every month, lots of DDHs. I flew the backside for over 6 years straight, and thought I was going to die due to the fatigue, stress and circadian rhythm disruptions. The USPS completely changed the face of the company.

After 9/11, we were the only airline hiring (the USPS paid for the hiring and training costs). We not only survived, we thrived, life got better, more day flying, better QOL.

Now were flying 777/767/767 airplanes, most off the factory floor, largest wide body fleet in the world.

just finished CQ so I can fly the last three months, best training experience in my career (I’ve heard all the trick questions!).

I have lots of friends in my demographic and they all say if they had to do it over again, they’d go cargo, preferably FedEx.

It was a great ride, you’ll get over these bad times. Keep the faith. If Fred ever figures out how to push a football through a telephone line, then you can worry. Don’t let Bezos buy the company.

Best of luck, THE BOXES DONT B!TCH.

Champ42272