Originally Posted by
Packrat
Probably because they were at the same point in their career...worried about being the next guy to be furloughed. How long were YOU in the bottom 10% of the seniority list?
Everyone spins the wheel when they accept a job offer. Will the airline survive? Will there be a merger?
Some people guess wrong. Does that mean someone at the top of the list has to give up their job? Seriously?
I'll grant you the point that NO ONE should pick up additional flying/green slips while there are pilots on furlough. But quit in favor of a newbie? Come on, man.
Apparently their situations include going from making more money than God to just wanting to fly to some new destinations with no need for money, no?
If I were in their shoes and just going to work for fun, I would have decided what the honorable course of action was, and retired with some dignity.