Originally Posted by gloopy

If you get hired at DL anytime in the next 10 years, odds are you will hold DTW sometime between first assignment or worst case after one year (if you get something that isn't based there, etc).

As for the 8 year FO changing careers, yes this is a rough and tumble industry. But it rewards the lucky (which you have not been) as well as those that stick with it through the tough times. IMO unless you have a great career path on the sideline, you are buying high and selling at zero. I'd seriously consider leaving at this point unless you have a truly great job ahead of you in the short term, or unless you just don't like the nature of this one.