Originally Posted by
squib
It is obviously the first aviation rodeo for a few of you. This is not the first time and definitely not the last time airlines have furloughed.
Some of you may have been sold on that quick upgrade and cpp to united but probably looking at another decade at a regional.
Even more obvious is a lack of understanding of the role of a business. Business exists solely to make a profit for the owners. Business does not exist to support families, guarantee a future, or provide for anyone. Pilots, just like employees of any other type of business owe those things to themselves. Pilots must always have a plan B just like any other person. It is not the role of a business to supply your plan B.
As much as all of this sucks, it is the result of the free market and freedom. You can have freedom or you can have security. You cannot have both.