Delta or United
#131
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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.
to me, the biggest factor would be where do you want to live. Live in domicile, if at all humanly possible. If you commute, you turn a great job into a good job.
#132
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SLC is a little higher than Denver on my list, but it’s not a deal-breaker. I have no plan on commuting. It’s kind of a moot point right now… I’ve got a United class date and Delta hasn’t called. I’m just wondering what I would/should do when they call. It’s hard to argue with being on the front of a hiring wave. I’ll probably choose to sit a lot of reserve, so the reserve rules matter quite a bit to me. It’s about QOL and not the money.
#133
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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.
bases aside, the only areas I can think of that DL beats UA in contract terms is profit sharing formula ( I think), WB reserve, and premium pay (always 200% at DAL)
contracts come and go and things always change, but that’s where i see things today.
I’d say both are probably ok on financials.
EDIT: looks like you already have a class date at U. I’d go to Denver and not look back.
cheers
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#136
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even more importantly than work rules and their financial stability is United’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. As a person who just finished trans-ethnicity surgery it make me proud to want to some day fly as an airperson on their planes.
#139
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If only that procedure existed when the movie “Soul Man” came out it could have drastically changed the plot.
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