Originally Posted by
AYLflyer
It's never just that one earnings call, or that one failed merger, but a collection of failures. Eventually, one more bad call is enough to break the camels back. I keep living by my old school aviation advice of "Get hired where you can, when you can, as soon as you can and keep your number", but maybe that advice is dated and the current era of airline hiring means you can jump ship and still land solidly on your feet.
Yeah I hear ya and I agree. I'd say up until about a year or so ago you could jump around without issue. Now, things are slowing to normal rates, and even though upgrades at the legacys are still junior, youll still be looking at a 15,000+ seniority number that may not mean much, until the music stops. Granted, legacys have the retirements to keep you moving up the list.
I liken the industry to the market. If you take a micro look at the operation day to day, you'll lose your mind following the ups and downs. If you scroll out and look at how the company has evolved since 1999, it paints a different picture. I try to stay positive because 1) I'm not leaving, and 2) there's nothing any of us can do so why get all fired up. We'll get through this.