So people are going to trade £6k (as an FO) a month after tax and living costs and being a couple of years from a command with industry leading job security for roughly £3700 after tax (I know it can be up to £4200 as I have mates in both BA and Virgin) before living costs and 17+ years to command in companies haemorrhaging money? It's objectively nonsense. Emotion clouds judgement. BA is a great job, my gut and my head says Virgin isn't a good move - though friends there are relatively happy (however they were stuck abroad with a loco prior to Virgin). We will see how they feel if they're made redundant/ are still an FO on £4500 a month (for Virgin) 17 years later whilst their previous colleagues are captains earning £7000 a month and have been for the last 12 years+. There are however no guarantees in life!