Originally Posted by
SnarfSnarf
Imagine you live in Florida and a hurricane wipes out your house. You evacuated in time and saved your family and your valuables. The insurance company calls and says "not to worry, we've sent you a check covering your mortgage." You've got a contractor lined up to start new construction within the week. Everything is proceeding as well as it can, but none of that changes the fact that you still LOST YOUR HOUSE.
And and you're standing there on the sidewalk, taking in the pile of soggy rubble that used to be your home, some clown strolls up and goes "Well you shouldn't have built a house in Florida!" "You think you've got it bad?! When I lost my house it took a year for the contractor to start rebuilding!"
I'm not virtue signalling. I'm pointing out how needlessly calloused and tone deaf you people are.
I can see it both ways…his take is somewhat insensitive but at the same time not as calloused as you say. This industry has a way of kicking career professionals in the balls unlike any other. That being said, the information has been there for anyone to make an informed decision since the day the jetBlue merger was shot down. The option was to be proactive and cut your losses or stay and hope for the best. A lot of that decision making is a combination of life circumstances, personality traits, and self motivation. I left NK in my mid-40’s with 12 years of seniority and owning a home in one of the most expensive markets in the country, all while putting a kid through college. I had every reason to stay and hope for the best. Personally, that was no longer an option once the judge told us to get bent.