Originally Posted by KoruPilot

Well said 80kts.

What I suspect with some people who are holding a very negative attitude is that they want a job within 30 minutes of where they currently live, starting at $100K a year. Your expectations have to be realistic to start with (yes, even with good time you'll have to 'start over' to some extent), however, I still don't know how with that kind of time one couldn't find a reasonable job in a city that they were happy with. I have a good job, but I keep in touch with friends flying in different places, and I keep in touch with a contract company I have a relationship with. They called me the other day to see if I was interested in a position that came up. They called me even though I am short on time on the type they had the position on; the reason being I keep up good relations and have made pretty reasonable career decisions along the way. They also do not have many other options to fill the position.

I didn't have anywhere near 11500 hours when I was hired onto a 777 mate. I worked my but off to get the job though. I'd say just keep trying but I fear any possitive statement would fall on deaf, defeated ears, which sucks 'cause with the time and the right attitude you could be doing very well in 12-18 months. But that's just my opinion.