Delta or United
05-18-2021 | 06:33 AM
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05-18-2021 | 07:39 AM
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I've wondered if I'm only working 12 or 13 days a month with good seniority, making good money, and maybe most importantly still enjoying it, would I retire early?
As for the my airline is better than your airline ****ing contest, who cares as long as you're happy where you're at.
As for the my airline is better than your airline ****ing contest, who cares as long as you're happy where you're at.
Of course everyone’s mileage will vary
05-18-2021 | 09:13 AM
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I have followed this thread for entertainment value, but I really liked your statement. If more of us learned to find our happiness outside of work, we would be happier at work and better prepared to retire both emotionally and financially.
05-19-2021 | 05:37 AM
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when you're approaching retirement wouldn't you be senior enough able to realistically drop trips down to 8-10 days or maybe even 6?
05-19-2021 | 06:28 AM
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05-19-2021 | 09:07 AM
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The economics of this depend on how much money you are passing up by not retiring. In other words, for guys who will get a pension (former NW guys at Delta, not sure about United/Continental guys), you have to subtract the pension you could be collecting from the paycheck you are collecting to arrive at how much you are actually making by continuing to work. If you have a healthy 401k, IRA, and B plan as well, you might actually make more in retirement than by working 6-10 days a month. Food for thought and incentives to save so you can cut the cord from your “benevolent” employer sooner.
06-10-2021 | 01:59 PM
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🥱. Cool.
My hometown to base is mainly AA metal. It is always humorous to hear them whining about things at AA and then asking me how things are at NK and if we deal with this BS or that BS etc.
I explain to them our work rules, show them my schedule, the ability to do whatever I want (95% of the time) with my schedule. It’s always funny to see the looks on their faces. People don’t know what they don’t know.
NK is my career destination without any doubt. I spent 2.5 years at Allegiant so NK isn’t my first “major” job.
Irregardless of slightly lower pay (current book) (than the Big 3) I’m still going to be sitting on a multi-million dollar retirement account.
Also, 2019, last full year pre Covid, only 24 guys or so moved on. That isn’t an accident. The people I've met and flown with are actually happy here. Don’t believe me?
I spent 2.5 years at Allegiant. Take a wild guess how many left each and every year? It was a significant number. The bottom was a revolving door for certain.
Anyone hired at an ULCC/LCC or Legacy is going to make a lot of money and have a great career. People need to stop the dick measuring contest - Legacy vs anyone else.
Way back in the day Southwest was an awful awful place to work and anyone that willingly stayed was considered a moron. Funny.
My hometown to base is mainly AA metal. It is always humorous to hear them whining about things at AA and then asking me how things are at NK and if we deal with this BS or that BS etc.
I explain to them our work rules, show them my schedule, the ability to do whatever I want (95% of the time) with my schedule. It’s always funny to see the looks on their faces. People don’t know what they don’t know.
NK is my career destination without any doubt. I spent 2.5 years at Allegiant so NK isn’t my first “major” job.
Irregardless of slightly lower pay (current book) (than the Big 3) I’m still going to be sitting on a multi-million dollar retirement account.
Also, 2019, last full year pre Covid, only 24 guys or so moved on. That isn’t an accident. The people I've met and flown with are actually happy here. Don’t believe me?
I spent 2.5 years at Allegiant. Take a wild guess how many left each and every year? It was a significant number. The bottom was a revolving door for certain.
Anyone hired at an ULCC/LCC or Legacy is going to make a lot of money and have a great career. People need to stop the dick measuring contest - Legacy vs anyone else.
Way back in the day Southwest was an awful awful place to work and anyone that willingly stayed was considered a moron. Funny.
07-13-2021 | 05:53 PM
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Now that Delta and United are both hiring again - and hiring like gangbusters for the foreseeable future, I am interested in the crowd’s opinion of the two airlines. Delta had been my #1, but United seems to be on the upswing. I’m most interested in the company’s financial stability and work rules.
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