Originally Posted by Brett Hull

An acquaintance recently signed an employment contract with a company. He's in his early 50's. As long as he doesn't do something stupid like bang the boss' wife, if the boss sells the airplane tomorrow, his severance pays him until he turns 65. I think there are quite a few of us who'll need similar protection if we're going to take the risk of remaining corporate.

But I also give the guy credit for his negotiating skills; something we pilots are notoriously really sh!tty at.