Originally Posted by MOGuy

Hey purple peeps,

I was hired at UA 1/7/20 right before the poop hit the turbine. Around March 2020 took a COLA and was able to return to previous job at the same position, thereby skipping first year pay at UA. Kept accruing seniority the last year and a half and now UA is hiring pretty significantly (they say 100/month indefinitely due to attrition.)

Just received the invite here to interview. I can hold out for another 6 mo while UA hired and still build my number. So in a tough choice. Obviously I will interview and I know the money will be significantly better at purple but besides the money my concerns are giving up close to 3 years seniority at UA to start at the bottom of purple and sacrificing potential QOL at UA. Clearly don’t have the job yet but given the opportunity I’m torn what to do. Family already been through hell last year and I want to give them the best direct route.

why I want purple:
-incredible company
-better stability
-no pax
-sooner chance to travel the world

my Concerns:
-first year pay
-giving up 3 yrs seniority (nearly)
-better seniority progression at UA
-stuck at the back curve of FDX hiring

im beyond thankful for this “dilemma” but I also want to make the best informed decision, should I get the offer, for my family.

appreciate any intel!

Originally Posted by MOGuy

Hey purple peeps,

I was hired at UA 1/7/20 right before the poop hit the turbine. Around March 2020 took a COLA and was able to return to previous job at the same position, thereby skipping first year pay at UA. Kept accruing seniority the last year and a half and now UA is hiring pretty significantly (they say 100/month indefinitely due to attrition.)

Just received the invite here to interview. I can hold out for another 6 mo while UA hired and still build my number. So in a tough choice. Obviously I will interview and I know the money will be significantly better at purple but besides the money my concerns are giving up close to 3 years seniority at UA to start at the bottom of purple and sacrificing potential QOL at UA. Clearly don’t have the job yet but given the opportunity I’m torn what to do. Family already been through hell last year and I want to give them the best direct route.

why I want purple:
-incredible company
-better stability
-no pax
-sooner chance to travel the world

my Concerns:
-first year pay
-giving up 3 yrs seniority (nearly)
-better seniority progression at UA
-stuck at the back curve of FDX hiring

im beyond thankful for this “dilemma” but I also want to make the best informed decision, should I get the offer, for my family.

appreciate any intel!

Originally Posted by Hank Burley

if you get hired at FedEx now why won’t you be able to start for another 1.5 years? People getting hired now are starting in three months. We still plan to hire almost another thousand people here so you would not be at the end of the hiring wave. If you are a committed commuter then I think it’s a no-brainer. Jump ship. I did and I have zero regrets. (I was actually in your same UA indoc.)

Originally Posted by IQuitEagle

Tough call. But I think your assumption of “better seniority progression at UA” may be off. Sure they’ll hire more, but even so, with such a large seniority list, how far up it will you be %-wise say in 5 years? And what could you hold with that seniority? (And of course, one must consider if things will go as planned without a hiccup for the next 5+ years at pax carriers in particular...)

Lots of hiring here as well, but also a much smaller list and I think it would take much less time to hold something you might want (widebody, international, left seat, etc. if that’s your thing).

But whatever you decide, best not to put it off.

Originally Posted by diamnd15

i was in the 1/14 at UA class so I know your pain. I was able to start last year and have a few hundred below me at purple. I would ask where you currently live. it was an easy choice for me to leave because i'm going to be a lifetime commuter. there are MANY pluses as well

Originally Posted by Hank Burley

if you get hired at FedEx now why won’t you be able to start for another 1.5 years? People getting hired now are starting in three months. We still plan to hire almost another thousand people here so you would not be at the end of the hiring wave. If you are a committed commuter then I think it’s a no-brainer. Jump ship. I did and I have zero regrets. (I was actually in your same UA indoc.)

Originally Posted by MOGuy

Might have mistyped. I could start as soon as they needed me. For now I believe I am a committed commuter however we have had conversations of moving to DEN but I think that’s more of my pipe dream than the families at this point in time.

Originally Posted by MOGuy

Hey purple peeps,

I was hired at UA 1/7/20 right before the poop hit the turbine. Around March 2020 took a COLA and was able to return to previous job at the same position, thereby skipping first year pay at UA. Kept accruing seniority the last year and a half and now UA is hiring pretty significantly (they say 100/month indefinitely due to attrition.)

Just received the invite here to interview. I can hold out for another 6 mo while UA hired and still build my number. So in a tough choice. Obviously I will interview and I know the money will be significantly better at purple but besides the money my concerns are giving up close to 3 years seniority at UA to start at the bottom of purple and sacrificing potential QOL at UA. Clearly don’t have the job yet but given the opportunity I’m torn what to do. Family already been through hell last year and I want to give them the best direct route.

why I want purple:
-incredible company
-better stability
-no pax
-sooner chance to travel the world

my Concerns:
-first year pay
-giving up 3 yrs seniority (nearly)
-better seniority progression at UA
-stuck at the back curve of FDX hiring

im beyond thankful for this “dilemma” but I also want to make the best informed decision, should I get the offer, for my family.

appreciate any intel!