CJO @ Delta & AA - What would you do?
02-28-2018 | 05:40 PM
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It all boils down to this: do you, or don’t you, want to wear a hat for the rest of your career....? 
All joking aside... Great choice to have. Both companies will give you a great career. Contracts come & go... today’s winner could be tomorrow’s loser. You won’t know for sure until you retire.
Since you will be commuting from a city where neither airline has a base, my suggestion is to go with the first class date.
Yes, your seniority will go much further here at AA...but I also have to say that Delta has a much better company culture and better management/labor relations (at least, today... who knows 5, 10 years from now?)
Good luck and congrats!
All joking aside... Great choice to have. Both companies will give you a great career. Contracts come & go... today’s winner could be tomorrow’s loser. You won’t know for sure until you retire.
Since you will be commuting from a city where neither airline has a base, my suggestion is to go with the first class date.
Yes, your seniority will go much further here at AA...but I also have to say that Delta has a much better company culture and better management/labor relations (at least, today... who knows 5, 10 years from now?)
Good luck and congrats!
02-28-2018 | 07:56 PM
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From: guppy CA
02-28-2018 | 10:25 PM
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So far WN has been fantastic to me.
Like others have said, it’s a good problem to have. Don’t wait too long though—seniority is the name of the game.
03-01-2018 | 03:42 AM
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AA since I commute out of STL too. 😁
Seriously though, Delta is a great place to work. I have no idea how many AA has hired recently, but the point about the massive numbers of new hires at Delta is a good one and would certainly factor into my decision.
Personally, I’m happy I’m at Delta and not AA. Staring down 4500 newhires @ Delta vs _____ @ AA, might sway my decision as a new guy though. Depends on your age I guess. Aside from that, I’d say Delta.
Seriously though, Delta is a great place to work. I have no idea how many AA has hired recently, but the point about the massive numbers of new hires at Delta is a good one and would certainly factor into my decision.
Personally, I’m happy I’m at Delta and not AA. Staring down 4500 newhires @ Delta vs _____ @ AA, might sway my decision as a new guy though. Depends on your age I guess. Aside from that, I’d say Delta.
03-01-2018 | 04:12 AM
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AA since I commute out of STL too. ��
Seriously though, Delta is a great place to work. I have no idea how many AA has hired recently, but the point about the massive numbers of new hires at Delta is a good one and would certainly factor into my decision.
Personally, I’m happy I’m at Delta and not AA. Staring down 4500 newhires @ Delta vs _____ @ AA, might sway my decision as a new guy though. Depends on your age I guess. Aside from that, I’d say Delta.
Seriously though, Delta is a great place to work. I have no idea how many AA has hired recently, but the point about the massive numbers of new hires at Delta is a good one and would certainly factor into my decision.
Personally, I’m happy I’m at Delta and not AA. Staring down 4500 newhires @ Delta vs _____ @ AA, might sway my decision as a new guy though. Depends on your age I guess. Aside from that, I’d say Delta.
Something that no one has pointed out, it seems that AA has some interesting nonrev priorities now. At least the WO regionals are on equal priority to mainline and it's first come first served (check in time) for priority? I imagine that really changes the dynamics of commuting if flying when check in opens has that big of an impact on your chances of getting on the flight. Add in the talk of jumpseat priority changing to seniority and commuting sounds like a lot more stress than at DL.
03-01-2018 | 06:55 AM
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This.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
That being said, I would put an emphasis on company culture and company stability over seniority. Seniority is a wonderful thing but going to work in an adversarial environment is no fun at all.
Make the best choice based on information available today, that’s the best you can do. There is no crystal ball. And over time, resist the temptation to keep track of where you would have been had you chosen the other company.
Best of luck!
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