Originally Posted by
BobbyLeeSwagger
Kids that grew up on the internet may be more skeptical than they get credit for. I think in the same way the older folks assume they will be taken as pessimistic instead of realistic, I think we should give the younger crowd the benefit of the doubt - let's not mistake their happy ambition, which should be expected during the greatest hiring wave in distant memory, for naivety.
You have a valid point, but all of us jaded old guys were once extremely optimistic and energetic new hires. Time has a way of beating you down and changing your outlook. We’ve seen unprecedented hiring, rapid upgrades, huge contractual gains, terrorist attacks, recessions, furloughs, mergers, and now a pandemic. The story never changes, just the actors. The difference that I have seen is that the younger pilots seem more likely to be optimistic, while the older ones think “here we go again”. Obviously painting with a broad brush, but it’s been my experience.