Archie Bunker
Queens, New York
- Joined
- Apr 10, 2004
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GogglesPisano said:Is starting over at $27,000/yr, with no benefits for 6 months, at the bottom of a legacy carrier rumored to be merging with another, really putting your family first?
Goggles pretty much says it all here.......not to mention basic quaity of life (QOL) issues that you're unaware of at the legacy carriers.
I'm a Delta pilot, and while I can't speak for CO, I'm here to tell you that QOL for a bottom feeder F/O sucks a fat man's ass. I was hired almost 6 years ago at DL, and have moved up 4000 seniority numbers.....and guess what? I'm still at the bottom of the barrel. This is almost 2006, not 1999 anymore. Everything has gone down the toilet in terms of pay, and work rules for most legacy carriers. Commuting to reserve blows, period. Do you like working every weekend and holiday for the next couple of years? If CO isn't growing fast, you will be stuck on reserve for awhile...get used to it.
Sorry to sound so negative, but if I were making 100 large at NJA, with over 5 years of seniority, flying from my hometown, having 7 days off in a row (unheard of for a bottom feeder F/O reserve puke), I wouldn't even consider leaving unless it was FedEx or UPS offering me the job. You may not realize it now, but your QOL is pretty sweet at NJA. The move to CO would be a real eye opener in terms of QOL for you. Good luck with your decision.