Originally Posted by
av8or
Brother, I’ve already been through the fire.... more than once. I can ASSURE you I’m not terrified of much at this point and certainly not what happens here at Alaska. I have backup plans, and back up plans to the backup plan.
And I didn’t say the sky was falling. I simply made what I still believe is an accurate comparison of our slowdown vs others. I find our defensive strategy more, let’s say “curious” than anything... and still optimistic about the future. Guess we’ll see!!!
Sure, I agree that other airlines are slowing or curbing hiring at different rates than AS. I guess my point is that all, or most, airlines are experiencing some sort of pullback in hiring and all are citing very similar reasons for why it’s happening. If everyone else was still plowing forward at their previous rates in spite of higher costs/oil/competition and we just announced slowing to 2% growth, that might give me pause. However, because other airlines are feeling similar expense crunches, I feel like it’s just another day on the roller coaster. Since I and it sounds like you as well, are staying on at AS all we can do is put the bar down and ride it. I’m with you being optimistic about the future. If I wasn’t and I truly thought things were going to go titsup, I’d be trying to leave.