Originally Posted by
THKooj
They seem to be riding high, for now. However, toss in a recession and you could show up to work at a place like that and find yourself furloughed or worse, find the doors locked. To give up a sure seat at Pan American Airways / Eastern Airlines / Braniff, for that….is the definition of insanity. PanAm/Eastern/Braniff isn’t going anywhere and is the closest thing to lifetime employment that you can find in the year (pick one).
Fixed it for you....
If companies maximize their short-term gain at employees’ expense, shouldn’t pilots maximize their economic situation?
Personally I discount the value of anything promised me that is more than a decade or more away at near -0-...unless it’s a pension ... oh wait....!
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