This. I'm 61 this month and want nothing more than to walk away. Since we had just about the worst EO program in the industry, my next choice was going to be VF. That would give me full furlough pay plus approximately 2 years medical, if it lasted that long. I would have no intention of returning. I'm just looking for a bit of a bridge to 65, not an entire ride. Now I'm afraid that will be gone. Almost any other airline, I would already be gone. I just learned a friend took a 2 year SRL (called "surfer leave") at Hawaiian. 50 hrs, full benefits. To me, that's an EO. At the end, I'd resign.

I'm still going to walk. It will take me a few months to strategize and at least my 5 months of SL will have the same hourly rate.

United is the only airline selling the "snapback" fantasy to their employees. It's not going to happen IMHO. With 4 years to go, I might have the same QOL by my last year that I had in Feb of this year. And it wasn't even that great, 23 years doesn't buy much here.