Originally Posted by
Going2Baja
I don't think we even want to start a topic on 'being burned.' Being burned is being told how the airline will double in size in 6 years, then once the bean counters figure out they can make the stock price climb via furloughs and force basing folks to ANC. I think the days of 'dieing' for your employer are over....In my opinion it's a double edged sword. I'll give 100% if in return the company is also working for the common goal, but on the other hand if the co is making $$ hand over fist on the backs of their employees - well then, it's every man for themselves and it's up to each and every one of us to use all options available.
To answer your question - yes AK will ask you for a resignation letter, whether your current airline accepts it or not is up to them. Call your union and ask then the Co position. You might even be luck enough to have a CP that will 'file' the letter.
Good luck!
Baja.
Are you saying you were told the company would double in size in 6 years and you believed them? I know you, and I know you're not that big of a fool. You didn't, and pilot's don't, owe this company anything. We're all just a warm body that fills a seat. If a pilot has a better opportunity, then he should take it. You did what almost anyone else would do (those who live in Seattle or Anchorage and bleed blue excepted).
I wasn't taking a punch at you personally. I was more commenting from the company's point of view. I think the company might be a little more careful, or do better diligence on the next hiring spree, because they felt like they were burned. Alaska is always going to have a short man complex. They know they're a good gig, but not the best. So, they're always going to have an inferiority complex.