I left at 62.5
Reasons? Gawd, there must be 100.
1. Relatively junior FO on the triple meant a relatively lousy schedule.
2. Commuting sucks and had gotten MUCH worse. Plus, commuting sucks, oh and, commuting sucks.
3. I got bumped off the triple and would have had to go to another full school on the 787 at the height of Covid mania, pre-vaxx. Since I already did 7 full schools at mainline and a few others as a commuter puke I wasn't too interested in that, again.
4. I got bumped to Newark. So, I could commute to EWR so I could sit reserve under some of the most heinous Reserve rules in the industry. Yeah, no.
5. Coved mania was sweeping the nation and I was tired of all the bullschitt required just to do my job.
6. After bing told for 30 years that "One day YOU"LL be senior and rake in the big bucks" Super duper Covid LOA was going to limit how many pay hours I could bring home each month. LOA was going to pay me to stay home.
I could go on, but I won't. I don't miss it one whit. Sure, I took a pay hit but I was in a position to do so. Now I'm having fun flying again and staying as busy as I want to.
Last edited by Bat Guano; 09-03-2022 at 07:15 AM.