$50K or $100K?

[Secret Agent]

Need some thoughts....

Would you go to JetBlue (let's say I have been offered a class, done the airline thing in the past) and commute for published pay and snuggle in with some seniority (I am in my mid 40s and have a young family) or would you stay in corporate, pull down about $100K a year, but work your a$$ off with no real known schedule with a company that may or may not be here down the road?

Looking forward to hearing from you for some outside perspective. Thanks.

 

[Lake Alice]

Having done corporate I would go back to the airlines and I am not a bluejet homer.

 

[MikeSF340]

JetBlue, as long as you can afford to feed your family.

 

[J32driver]

Depends on a lot of different things to each individual. How much do you value time off? The commute... is it online or offline? 1 or more legs? Any chance of moving so you can drive to a jetBlue base? As a reserve dude, during the summer months you are only going to spend 6-7 nights a month in your own bed as a commuter. Things get better during the slow months, but still... as an airline commuter you are going to spend 6-7 months a year away from your family.

JetBlue is a good gig. A bad commute can ruin a perfectly good job though. I wouldn't sweat the money difference. In the end, it matters the least.

 

[Dan Roman]

My first thought is that time with family and stability far outweigh money. I would guess you would spend more in the long run trying to improve quality of life that has been compromised by your corp schedule than you will lose taking a temporary pay cut.

 

[gearjockey]

Why did you begin the application and interview process to begin with? It seems like you had a game plan, spent the time, money and effort to get hired with JB. Now, after having been offered the job, you are having second thoughts. Did anything change in your life? Or are you relying on others here, who have a completely different set of circumstances, to influence your decision.

 

[BoilerUP]

Why not look for a better corporate job?

 

[Secret Agent]

One leg commute.

Game changer is the story for how long I would be on reserve NOW vice when I interviewed. Plus, this job opportunity.

Not relying on anyone to make my decisions. Just looking for perspective on things I haven't considered when I THINK I have considered it all. I have never commuted, for one.

 

[johnsonrod]

I read about a guy on APC who gave up a G450/G550 job to go to JB. It happens. Difficult to live in the NY area on the starting wage but it ramps up after a few years.

 

[Flying Illini]

Take into acct what cities you are commuting from and to. Think about how many flights a day there are. Are you served by mainline a/c or regional a/c.

Commuting is not easy on you or your family and it will cost you some money in either crash pads or hotel rooms. More importantly, it will cost you a lot of family time/free time and add lots of stress. Will you get on that flight tomorrow morning? Is it full? What's the wx like? Will tonight's flight cancel causing the flight tomorrow morning to fill up?

I used to commute from DTW-PHL. The fastest I ever got home after an assignment was 4.5 hours from duty out to walking in my door, an hour drive from DTW. My average was just under 7 hrs. Over the course of 5 years that's a lot of free time given up.

On rsv and commuting you will likely only spend 10 nights a month at home.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[JA-601]

I left corporate about 6 years ago to come to JB, becuase it was suposed to be "different" I bought into the BLUEJUICE. But guess what ! all that Bluejuice is gone ! I am actually looking at a few corporate job, but would hate to go back to the 'on call'
JB would be a good job if you live in base, but with all the BS going on with our pay and benefits who knows.........the best thing that could happen for us is we get bought by a real airline or get a CBA..........

I miss the corporate style flying, good hotels, good meals, and rent cars.........Here we only have gay FA throwing a half-bottle of water at you, and meal in the airport......

Realize if you get hired now you will not be a Capt. probably ever.......

 

[n757st]

Realize if you get hired now you will not be a Capt. probably ever.......

Oh Debbie Downer, you don't know that. I do think though there is a 50/50 chance that when you do upgrade its going to be on a former JetBlue aircraft operated by DAL, Swa, AMR, etc.

To the op-
I don't commute and i am on second/ third year pay.... I'm looking at 100-110k, so there's the money part of your problem. Now, if you have reservations (Har Har Har) about being on reserve, don't come. No one is going to exempt you from the legal hazing ritual called reserve. It sounds like we are suspending hiring from March through October, so if you have a class before march expect 9 months to 1 year of reserve. If you have a class in October expect 4 months to 8 months reserve. Reserve when we are fat on staff is pretty sweet here, when we are short on staff it can suck a wet tampon, thoughnot nearly as wet and smelly as most other airline reserve stints can be. Considering we are suspending hiring to build up the bid denominators, expect to have a progressively worse reserve experience.

I think the other guys here are on to something.... Balance the pain of commuting with the relative job stability blue offers and decide for your self... Flightinfo won't make that decision for you.

 

[Smarta$$]

Sent you a PM.

 

[Flyby1206]

when we are short on staff it can suck a wet tampon, thoughnot nearly as wet and smelly as most other airline reserve stints can be.

Hahah, you know I wasnt in the mood for breakfast today anyways.

 

[rjpilot7667]

PLEASE CLARIFY--- CORPORATE OR CHARTER! FORTUNE 100? THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
I only ask because I did the same thing

 

[BoilerUP]

Working for a Fortune 500 or even F100 company isn't a guarantee of a job with quality equipment, sufficient staffing, appropriate pay, high QOL and "stability".

 

[rjpilot7667]

Working for a Fortune 500 or even F100 company isn't a guarantee of a job with quality equipment, sufficient staffing, appropriate pay, high QOL and "stability".

It absolutely does.

 

[n757st]

It absolutely does.

Lol.... Uh huh. Tell that to the pilots at xerox, Kodak, gm......

 

[say again]

Working for a Fortune 500 or even F100 company isn't a guarantee of a job with quality equipment, sufficient staffing, appropriate pay, high QOL and "stability".

Neither is working for an airline.

 

[SBD]

Just my view as a newbie. Been here for about 5 months. Reserve for me has been great. I live in a Blue city and commute to JFK. I'm not on the blue juice and looking forward to a representation/a CBA. We are fat on FOs right now so my life is pretty good. Jan I had 20 days off. 15 really with Long call and not being used. Good company but needs improvement in various areas. Who knows where JB will be at the end of this year let alone 3 years from now. Pull out your Weegie board and find out what decision is the best. Most guys I've flown with are pretty cool.