Originally Posted by
Boomer
My situation is entirely different from a furloughed guy, a 30-year captain, or a 4th year guy with no family or house.
I'll stay until the good jobs start hiring, not because I think Comair is a good bet. For a guy in my situation, Colgan or SKW are not good jobs. Better than unemployment, but not good jobs. Ask me again when I get a furlough letter.
I'll stand by my earlier post - To say an interviewer would think someone has poor judgment for being at Comair 10 years is not valid.
I never said that being at Comair for 10 years was poor judgement. But sitting around after being downgraded, and later furloughed with 10 years seniority will raise some questions.
As you said, everyone's situation is different and everyone will have their reasons for staying, or their reasons for leaving. It sounds like you are more than ready to answer the types of questions that are coming up in interviews, so you have nothing to worry about. Was just putting it out there.
I wouldn't go to Colgan, or any company like that either, but there are good companies hiring. There are National and Major airlines now hiring. The economy is also very fragile right now and if I had the choice (my opinion only) I would rather be furloughed at the bottom of a good company building longevity than furloughed from a regional in the condition that Comair is in.