Jetlife

There are quite a few who left NJA for JB, I will direct one in here to see if he can share the pros and cons.

pugpilot

I recently left NJA for JB and have no regrets.

Financially, I'll make up the difference in year 2 and going forward JB kills NJA on pay (even without a CBA and that will only widen the gap).
The flying is much less tiresome. Did a 15.5 hour 2 day trip this week (with an 18 hour overnight in LGB) and felt fine. I wouldn't be able to say the same if it were in the Phenom.
Commuting will be the biggest detractor, but there are 26 flights today from DCA - BOS so I think I'll find a way. Going forward, there is a lot of schedule flexibility to add/drop/swap and I'll end up working fewer days than on the NJA 7/7 (even with commuting and for significantly more $$)

It is easy to get comfortable at NetJets, particularly if you choose to live in a smaller city (or farther away from base) where commuting would be prohibitive.
If you live east of the Mississippi and are an FO looking at another 10+ years in the right seat, I'd bail no question. If you are already an NJA captain, it is tough to say without knowing what the JB contract is going to be.

If anyone wants to get into specifics, feel free to PM.

727C47

Netjets, poor Netjets so unloved , yet it remains an object of fascination for those who depart , why am I so happy here? There must be something deeply wrong with me !!! : ) LOL

Jetlife

You are happy there because NetJets fulfilled the things that are important to you, that is what you want out of a job and that is freaking awesome. But to say NetJets remains an objet of fascination by those that leave is disingenuous.

727C47

No brother it's amusing , interesting, and slightly pathological: ) I go back to my freight dog threads to reminisce, and to praise, not to criticize, and find fault with my former employer. But to each their own.

Jetlife

Problem is, there are those who take a critical analysis and call that trash talking. Just because somebody says something critical, doesn't mean it's trash talk.

BuckeyeFO

I'm not back to reminisce. I'll keep popping up in these threads to keep guys from falling for the same BS that I did. Lucky for me I only wasted 1 year of my life before jumping to Southwest.

The vast majority of people who are looking at these threads are trying to figure out if they should apply to Netjets. Mr251 doesn't have a clue what an applicant is going to face career wise at Netjets. He just wants someone to say "wow you were smart to not take your USAir recall, Netjets is the best".

DAL, AA, UAL, SWA, Alaska, JB, G4, and maybe even F9 are all better places to be than walking into 2017 Netjets. With no mandatory retirement and no bypass pay, Netjets is purgatory.

I'm not sure why anyone working at a regional that has flow or that is already a captain would have any interest in becoming a lifetime FO at Netjets.

FLYLOW22

Exactly.

I'm on day 7 today in the Phenom. Am I to expect to suddenly come down with something? Get the shakes?

Maybe it just takes a tougher individual to fly such a smaller jet?

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My 8 year old whines less and all these dudes still hanging out here after leaving is akin to calling an ex girlfriend... and expecting new and different result.

"Dude... it wasn't for you. You look bad hanging out here".

Especially BuckyFO...


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727C47

My wife is a 9 year FO at SWA, these threads , and you gents, amuse her to no end, and amuse me too to tell the honest truth. You keep on, keeping on. : )

Finny McCool

I don't mind talking to people and giving them my perspective as someone who made the move. I've spoken to many over the phone. While I'm not going to spend a lot of time reading this forum, I'm a little surprised your wife would waste one minute doing so.

By the way, if people with low self worth hadn't lived on the Union board arguing to pass such a worthless contract maybe there wouldn't be so many who invested so much time there looking for an exit.