Originally Posted by WeiserTraffic

A top down management structure which is overtly hostile to a specific race & gender is cancerous to the entire organization and not a place I'd care to be.

Originally Posted by Swapapotamoose

Would anyone who left a LCC for a legacy really ever admit their regret??? I’ve talked to multiple guys who moved on from my company and they ALWAYS emphasize how great it is, but I often feel they’re trying to validate their decision to move on. I’m still not truly convinced that commuting for a legacy is better than driving for LCC. If you like to travel though, the flight benies at the big 3 are incomparable.

Originally Posted by Swapapotamoose

Would anyone who left a LCC for a legacy really ever admit their regret??? I’ve talked to multiple guys who moved on from my company and they ALWAYS emphasize how great it is, but I often feel they’re trying to validate their decision to move on. I’m still not truly convinced that commuting for a legacy is better than driving for LCC. If you like to travel though, the flight benies at the big 3 are incomparable.

Originally Posted by WeiserTraffic

This is exactly the kind of feedback I'm looking for, thank you! Overall you make excellent points from which I can make realistic comparisons to my current gig. Commuting aside, I am very happy with my current company. The pilot group is excellent and I would say that on average, 90% of all the work groups have a positive attitude and are generally easy/pleasant to work with. The relationship we have with the FA's is healthy and professional. Conflicts do occur, but I would say that they are the rarity rather than the norm. We have our frustrations and dysfunctions just like anywhere else but I can see myself retiring from this ULCC.

I'm glad you touched on the identity politics issue at UAL. While I can compartmentalize it and do my job, it has been a concern of mine with regard to making the jump. As long as everything runs smoothly, it's not an issue and I could care less about it once the flight deck door is closed. When things DON'T run smoothly (how often does that happen in this industry?), my concern is that UAL will throw me under the proverbial airbus without missing a beat. A top down management structure which is overtly hostile to a specific race & gender is cancerous to the entire organization and not a place I'd care to be.

Originally Posted by WeiserTraffic

I'm glad you touched on the identity politics issue at UAL. While I can compartmentalize it and do my job, it has been a concern of mine with regard to making the jump. As long as everything runs smoothly, it's not an issue and I could care less about it once the flight deck door is closed. When things DON'T run smoothly (how often does that happen in this industry?), my concern is that UAL will throw me under the proverbial airbus without missing a beat. A top down management structure which is overtly hostile to a specific race & gender is cancerous to the entire organization and not a place I'd care to be.

Originally Posted by ThumbsUp

The identity politics stuff is a company PR thing, not something that you really run across in practice, so I certainly wouldn’t make your decision based on that. However, the schedule you described is not something easily achievable here. At min credit and about 20% or less seniority a more realistic number is 17-19 days off on a NB for about 70-hrs. 20 hr 3-days is a pretty rare event here it ever on the NB side. WBs are a different story, but even then for 20 days off and a higher credit line you’re still talking about seniority that would be many years off.

Originally Posted by hummingbear

Overtly hostile toward race & gender? Overstatement of the century. Literally you get a few emails a year about pride month. Who are these guys that are so threatened by that & how do they survive in the world as it’s existed since around 1974?

Originally Posted by WeiserTraffic

Well said sir. QOL is my priority and it’s very good with my company. The grass is quite green here and the “shiny object syndrome” of UAL is sounding less and less appealing the more I learn.

Originally Posted by WeiserTraffic

Thank you for the perspective, this is helpful. Everything improves with seniority. Are there elements of trading/swapping that are first-come/first-serve or is it primarily seniority based?