Originally Posted by Timbo

Birth of a child perhaps? Not wanting to be caught out with zero medical coverage? Or finishing 20yrs. Or a pending home sale, or or or.

Delta called me on Wednesday morning, asked if I could be in class on Friday morning. "Yes Ma'am!". Then I had to figure out how to quit my freight job while on a layover.

When I showed up for class on Friday morning, I was invited to Snake Smith's office to explain how I left my previous job. Seems the Chief Pilot had called Delta and told them how I quit on a layover, and what a butt hole I was.

I told Snake, "Every airline pilot I know has told me, 'Never give up a class date, that could mean the difference between making Captain or staying F/O for YEARS!".

Snake smiled, shook my hand, and said, "I think you are going to have a fine career here at Delta Air Lines, now get on back to class.".