Originally Posted by
Skychicken17
I’m wondering the same thing. I’m a cfi at my flight school with 850 hours. 150 hours away from the airlines... I’m wondering if I should stick around there for a while and keep instructing? Or start looking for a new career choice...
Short-term: stick it out and see what happens.
Long-term: if it drags out, then you have to consider your financial situation. There will still be excellent long-term career opportunities, retirements numbers don't lie and COVID has a finite time-line.
You could seek greener pastures while you wait, but if it's a drawn-out situation, hiring will be more selective with preference for currency. They may not be accepting rust career changers for a while, your prospects might be better if current.