Originally Posted by
crewjuice
I have to admit, I’ve been reading these posts for a while, but have never commented on anything. My husband is a 737 FO in ORD. Around 4,000 seniority. I was hoping for the best, but after the displacement announcement today, I just opened up a bottle of wine and cried. We have two kids to think of, and I’m currently a SAHM. I have a RN license but haven’t worked in 4 years, so I’m a bit rusty, but at least we have that to fall back on. We have about a year’s worth of living expenses in savings, but I’m worried that won’t be enough to get us by for the duration of the furlough, and I really don’t want to deplete our savings account. I’m already talking to my husband about selling the house and downsizing, pulling our kids out of sports, etc., but he says I’m overreacting, and he doesn’t want to traumatize our kids. He doesn’t think all of these furloughs will happen at once. I’m praying for all of you, and I hope we all make it through this horrific time. Stay healthy and safe.
For someone that’s never been furloughed it can be a scary and depressing time but take it from someone that has been furloughed before for 2 years, there is hope. First of all depending how much you made you can still expect to get a very generous unemployment check, that will last at least a year to 18 months. This should be adequate to cover basic expenses. There’s positives too like you’ll be home more with family and get to explore other job opportunities. At the very least you will always know you have a seat to come back to when the furlough is over.