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Cleared4appch 04-23-2025 12:13 PM


Originally Posted by Jjscobs164 (Post 3906264)
Back in September 2023, I received CJOs from both Delta and United. I’m based in the Chicagoland area and ultimately chose Delta, primarily because their class date was two weeks earlier than United’s. I’m currently commuting to DTW, but I’m not interested in relocating. Lately, I’ve been wondering if should have chosen United instead?

Thanks for any insight.

Unless you have a spouse and/or kids back in Chicago, I’d move to Detroit if you like working for Delta. However, you don’t have to move to Detroit or the outlying areas if you just don’t like Detroit. You can always move further out of the city. If small towns are your thing, there’s plenty of those within an hour drive of DTW airport. I have family that lives on a lake house about an hour to the southwest. It’s a really nice area and doesn’t have anything resembling the big city ‘Detroit’ feel to it. Michigan is honestly not a bad place to live, outside of that nasty cesspool of a place they call a city. A lot of Michiganders will tell you, there’s Detroit, and then there’s everywhere else lol.

OFFCOURSE 04-23-2025 12:46 PM


Originally Posted by Jjscobs164 (Post 3906264)
Back in September 2023, I received CJOs from both Delta and United. I’m based in the Chicagoland area and ultimately chose Delta, primarily because their class date was two weeks earlier than United’s. I’m currently commuting to DTW, but I’m not interested in relocating. Lately, I’ve been wondering if should have chosen United instead?

Thanks for any insight.

You can always resign and sit home and ponder your decision making, leadership effectiveness and communication skills .Then brief yourself on how you arrived at that decision.
Then reapply to United . Good luck with that 😂

BlueScholar 04-23-2025 12:54 PM

New account

No other significant posts

Thread asking an obvious question about airline A vs B vs C, with no possible decisions to be made, which will certainly start a ****ing match


Yep this definitely isn't a troll post at all.

SoFloFlyer 04-23-2025 06:59 PM


Originally Posted by RippinClapBombs (Post 3906462)
Having close friends with DL/UA/SWA and myself being at AA— I do believe Deltdah has the best soft pay in the industry. They nailed it and the entire seniority list benefits. At AA and UA more soft pay is a direct result of having better seniority.

Idk why someone living in Chicago with an offer to UA would chase the commute to Deltdah. Idk why we had a DL guy asking for a ride from DFW to LAX recently who later told us he received an AA CJO 2 months after being hired at DL, but still decided to commute?? Large ego maybe?

Better seniority is tied to getting the JS and access to premium, but not soft pay

That said, AA and UA all day over commuting

MtoL 04-23-2025 08:36 PM

Living in ORD, Delta wouldn't even be on my radar. My choices would be American or United. United is bigger in ORD, but American will give faster seniority progression.

Unless you plan to move to DTW, Delta will be more time away from home, and less money.

MinimumEffort 04-24-2025 12:46 AM


Originally Posted by BlueScholar (Post 3906568)
New account

No other significant posts

Thread asking an obvious question about airline A vs B vs C, with no possible decisions to be made, which will certainly start a ****ing match


Yep this definitely isn't a troll post at all.

You think this is some kind of troll conspiracy? C'mon

marcal 04-24-2025 06:32 AM


Originally Posted by Jjscobs164 (Post 3906264)
Back in September 2023, I received CJOs from both Delta and United. I’m based in the Chicagoland area and ultimately chose Delta, primarily because their class date was two weeks earlier than United’s. I’m currently commuting to DTW, but I’m not interested in relocating. Lately, I’ve been wondering if should have chosen United instead?

Thanks for any insight.

Yes.

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82spukram 04-24-2025 06:39 AM


Originally Posted by Jjscobs164 (Post 3906264)
Back in September 2023, I received CJOs from both Delta and United. I’m based in the Chicagoland area and ultimately chose Delta, primarily because their class date was two weeks earlier than United’s. I’m currently commuting to DTW, but I’m not interested in relocating. Lately, I’ve been wondering if should have chosen United instead?

Thanks for any insight.


the mistake wasn’t yours it was your parents. They should not let you have a cell phone so young. They should have kept you off social media, internet, video games. They should have forced you outside and play more in the real world. If they had taken a harder road when you were younger, let you be mad for a few days but stick to it, not given in then you wouldn’t be on APC looking for validation on a choice 2 years ago. You wouldn’t feel anxiety. You would realize you made a choice. That choice has consequences. You won’t know if you made the right choice or wrong choice until you retire. It’s life. Stop worrying about past choices and look forward. Don’t blame your parents they had no idea that you would have these issues of needing constant reassurance and positive affirmation and constant hit of endorphins from the enjoyment that your phone provides you but your can’t replicate with people. No one knew except the people out in the tech industry who purposely keep their kids out of school they rely on tech, limit their exposure. They seemed to understand the issues pretty early on but they liked making money off your parents and everyone else.

good luck and enjoy your time in the industry.

AMC190 04-24-2025 06:48 AM


Originally Posted by 82spukram (Post 3906745)
the mistake wasn’t yours it was your parents. They should not let you have a cell phone so young. They should have kept you off social media, internet, video games. They should have forced you outside and play more in the real world. If they had taken a harder road when you were younger, let you be mad for a few days but stick to it, not given in then you wouldn’t be on APC looking for validation on a choice 2 years ago. You wouldn’t feel anxiety. You would realize you made a choice. That choice has consequences. You won’t know if you made the right choice or wrong choice until you retire. It’s life. Stop worrying about past choices and look forward. Don’t blame your parents they had no idea that you would have these issues of needing constant reassurance and positive affirmation and constant hit of endorphins from the enjoyment that your phone provides you but your can’t replicate with people. No one knew except the people out in the tech industry who purposely keep their kids out of school they rely on tech, limit their exposure. They seemed to understand the issues pretty early on but they liked making money off your parents and everyone else.

good luck and enjoy your time in the industry.

haha Damn, well said ! 100% accurate !

60av8tor 04-24-2025 07:25 AM


Originally Posted by 82spukram (Post 3906745)
the mistake wasn’t yours it was your parents. They should not let you have a cell phone so young. They should have kept you off social media, internet, video games. They should have forced you outside and play more in the real world. If they had taken a harder road when you were younger, let you be mad for a few days but stick to it, not given in then you wouldn’t be on APC looking for validation on a choice 2 years ago. You wouldn’t feel anxiety. You would realize you made a choice. That choice has consequences. You won’t know if you made the right choice or wrong choice until you retire. It’s life. Stop worrying about past choices and look forward. Don’t blame your parents they had no idea that you would have these issues of needing constant reassurance and positive affirmation and constant hit of endorphins from the enjoyment that your phone provides you but your can’t replicate with people. No one knew except the people out in the tech industry who purposely keep their kids out of school they rely on tech, limit their exposure. They seemed to understand the issues pretty early on but they liked making money off your parents and everyone else.

good luck and enjoy your time in the industry.

This… I’m still banking that the OP is a troll, but if not… Just so odd. Asking a bunch of random people if you made a mistake with your life choices…🤣🤣🤣


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