Jumping Ship to UA
12-29-2024 | 11:01 AM
#71
On Reserve
Joined: Sep 2020
Posts: 103
Likes: 6
Anyone remember FedEx 4-8 years ago? Everyone under the sun was swearing by Fedex - upgrade on 757 almost immediately, Fly widebodies around the world and not deal with those pesky cabin drama queens, make fantastic money…. FedEx baby!!
Fast forward a few years….
Think this can’t happen at United? Delta? UPS?
One thing we can all count on - we are all one bad management team away from really, REALLY hard times. I don’t care what they tell you with regards to how many WB’s or pilots they wanna have by 2030 or whatever…. Heavy dose of skepticism is warranted.
My advice is simple… get hired, move to a domicile if at all possible unless living in one already and settle the fk down. Grass is always greener elsewhere.
Given our seniority system, jumping around chasing that WB or that upgrade inevitably bites people in the a$$. You may get lucky…. or you may get bitten.
Fast forward a few years….
Think this can’t happen at United? Delta? UPS?
One thing we can all count on - we are all one bad management team away from really, REALLY hard times. I don’t care what they tell you with regards to how many WB’s or pilots they wanna have by 2030 or whatever…. Heavy dose of skepticism is warranted.
My advice is simple… get hired, move to a domicile if at all possible unless living in one already and settle the fk down. Grass is always greener elsewhere.
Given our seniority system, jumping around chasing that WB or that upgrade inevitably bites people in the a$$. You may get lucky…. or you may get bitten.
lUal and lCal in the mid/late-90s. Lot of people jumped from lCal to lUal, if they stayed at lCal they'd be senior WB Captains now instead of senior WB FOs.
It's not a career, it's a lottery.
12-29-2024 | 12:10 PM
#72
Line Holder
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,865
Likes: 179
Anyone remember FedEx 4-8 years ago? Everyone under the sun was swearing by Fedex - upgrade on 757 almost immediately, Fly widebodies around the world and not deal with those pesky cabin drama queens, make fantastic money…. FedEx baby!!
Fast forward a few years….
Think this can’t happen at United? Delta? UPS?
One thing we can all count on - we are all one bad management team away from really, REALLY hard times. I don’t care what they tell you with regards to how many WB’s or pilots they wanna have by 2030 or whatever…. Heavy dose of skepticism is warranted.
My advice is simple… get hired, move to a domicile if at all possible unless living in one already and settle the fk down. Grass is always greener elsewhere.
Given our seniority system, jumping around chasing that WB or that upgrade inevitably bites people in the a$$. You may get lucky…. or you may get bitten.
Fast forward a few years….
Think this can’t happen at United? Delta? UPS?
One thing we can all count on - we are all one bad management team away from really, REALLY hard times. I don’t care what they tell you with regards to how many WB’s or pilots they wanna have by 2030 or whatever…. Heavy dose of skepticism is warranted.
My advice is simple… get hired, move to a domicile if at all possible unless living in one already and settle the fk down. Grass is always greener elsewhere.
Given our seniority system, jumping around chasing that WB or that upgrade inevitably bites people in the a$$. You may get lucky…. or you may get bitten.
12-29-2024 | 08:21 PM
#73
On Reserve
Joined: Jan 2023
Posts: 181
Likes: 36
Anyone remember FedEx 4-8 years ago? Everyone under the sun was swearing by Fedex - upgrade on 757 almost immediately, Fly widebodies around the world and not deal with those pesky cabin drama queens, make fantastic money…. FedEx baby!!
Fast forward a few years….
Think this can’t happen at United? Delta? UPS?
One thing we can all count on - we are all one bad management team away from really, REALLY hard times. I don’t care what they tell you with regards to how many WB’s or pilots they wanna have by 2030 or whatever…. Heavy dose of skepticism is warranted.
My advice is simple… get hired, move to a domicile if at all possible unless living in one already and settle the fk down. Grass is always greener elsewhere.
Given our seniority system, jumping around chasing that WB or that upgrade inevitably bites people in the a$$. You may get lucky…. or you may get bitten.
Fast forward a few years….
Think this can’t happen at United? Delta? UPS?
One thing we can all count on - we are all one bad management team away from really, REALLY hard times. I don’t care what they tell you with regards to how many WB’s or pilots they wanna have by 2030 or whatever…. Heavy dose of skepticism is warranted.
My advice is simple… get hired, move to a domicile if at all possible unless living in one already and settle the fk down. Grass is always greener elsewhere.
Given our seniority system, jumping around chasing that WB or that upgrade inevitably bites people in the a$$. You may get lucky…. or you may get bitten.
Move to MEM? Have you ever been?
12-29-2024 | 10:15 PM
#74
Line Holder
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 1,541
Likes: 52
From: Head pillow fluffer, Assistant bed maker
right now that is the case, but remember smisek. Things can change quickly. Just enjoy each good day and plan for the bad day.
12-30-2024 | 09:42 AM
#75
Line Holder
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 534
Likes: 15
From: 18%er but I’ll enforce UPA23 to the last period.
This is correct. Take a look back and you'll see every airline has had a turn as the place to be and the place to get the hell away from. 20 years to go and I expect to see another evolution of this cycle.
12-30-2024 | 10:41 AM
#77
off weekends (if Reserve)
Joined: May 2023
Posts: 1,161
Likes: 97
Ive gotten trolled for this but it is very important to remember UNITED is an AIRLINE, FedEx is a global logistics and supply chain company that utilizes Air Transport as part of thier Business model.
12-30-2024 | 11:43 AM
#78
On Reserve
Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 31
Likes: 1
In the same position at purple, 6 years in and 35. I get it. Brown seems to have an upside now since they have the daytime postal contract for at least 5 years now. Were not looking great here.
12-31-2024 | 08:17 AM
#80
Config 3
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 1,285
Likes: 192
I think that is a very underrated yet very significant point you make.
Ive gotten trolled for this but it is very important to remember UNITED is an AIRLINE, FedEx is a global logistics and supply chain company that utilizes Air Transport as part of thier Business model.
Ive gotten trolled for this but it is very important to remember UNITED is an AIRLINE, FedEx is a global logistics and supply chain company that utilizes Air Transport as part of thier Business model.
If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a thousand times. What’s happening at FedEx is not a cyclical adjustment, it’s a fundamental shift in the way the company does business. Those who ignore that fact do so at their own peril.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
