Two ways: 1) when valuing a career (this is more like a job than a career) you should discount your future earnings by an interest rate commensurate with the riskiness of the employer. In this case that employer is very risky so you'd use a high rate which lowers the present value (PV) of your future income. If the business improves this lowers the discount rate and increases the PV. If you don't think this means anything ask TWA, EAL, PAN AM pilots what they think.

This business is so risky I work a second career.

2) more leverage for the next contract.