Originally Posted by
Pontius Pilot
You can't fault yourself for this...so don't be down on yourself. You did what you thought was best at the time and things changed. All we can do is make informed decisions based on the information we have at the time. You couldn't foresee this downturn.
Anyone with experience in this industry CAN forsee the downturn...it will always come around eventually, the boom times never last for too long.
Before you make a move (especially one that will involve giving up seniority), contemplate the consequences if the music stops at the worst moment. I actually gapped my employment between two airlines by a couple of weeks to preserve a pre-planned vacation, because my wife insisted. Naturally I didn't sleep so good until my class date...always a little worried about what I might see on CNN.