Originally Posted by
Mtnbikemike
The old saying was when got hired at a major.....
First year, live like you were at a commuter
As an FO, live like you were an FE
As a captain, live like you were an FO and you would always be prepared for a furlough or downgrade.
Probably doesn’t work nowadays for the need to have it all now generation.
I had a CA tell me I didn’t have a real aviation career until I was furloughed three times. So far been furloughed once (9/11) maybe downgrading here soon. I’m not so concerned about a furlough here as I am about the company going under, if I get furloughed it’s fine I have a place to come back to, the company going under is another issue entirely.