Originally Posted by
R D K
Thank you for that perspective. I needed to hear that. My colleuges are cheering me on telling me to head south to the US. 'the pay so much more and you'll upgrade faster down there'.
My current job has a wait time of about 12 years. I'm in year five. It's hard to make a move after 5 years with a company I'm finding but the grass does look greener south of the 49th.
In my experience, chasing short upgrade times has rarely been productive. Things in this business change way too quickly and suddenly to do any real planning around seat movement. It took me 10 years and 3 airlines to finally move to the left.