Originally Posted by
buzzpat
Scambo,
It was long and ugly. I was one of the first 400 furloughed after 9/11. We furloughed at least another 800-1000. The shortest was about 5 years. We had at least one guy commit suicide. And we had guys green slipping during that duration. Hard times for all I know but lots of fraternal love was lost.
Sure, guys have moved on but I guarantee you that almost nobody counted on getting hired at DAL and being on the street shortly thereafter. I had several gigs post furlough and wanted to come back. I don't begrudge anybody who was cut loose for five plus years for finding something else to provide for them and their families.
I was initially responding to scoop about my viewpoint that with the length of time bypassed that resignations would not affect future contract negotiations, from my perspective. I was not belittling furlough experiences. Job loss affects each individual differently. I was never furloughed.
However, if there is a reason why/how a pilots resignation would affect future negotiations, I'd like to know what they are.