It sucks. But sometimes those affected first are affected least. Many of the pilots I knew who were in class when 9/11 hit rolled right into other flying jobs after turning in their manuals. Maybe not major (now legacy) positions, but they were flying and making money. The ones who had to stick around six months before getting furloughed didn’t find much in aviation.
Actually, they didn’t find anything. All the positions were taken. I was thanking my lucky stars that I wasn’t picked up by a major.
Of course when recalls happened I didn’t get one. I didn’t have one. And it took a long time before I got another chance.
Life is like that.
Hopefully this doesn’t last long.