Originally Posted by
4andCounting
Thanks a lot.
Some of the new guys that are furloughees were just trying to figure out whether or not sitting around waiting for flow was worth it. Some of them are Midwest guys with pref interviews at Airtran and Cont. some having experiance that would allow them to get hired anywhere.
The question stands: Do you stay knowing that if
1. hiring at delta starts (ie. flow)
2. furloughees on the list go back to their companies
3. some qualified guys just plain leave (ie. JetBlue)
Maybe faster upgrades are around the corner and waiting the 30 months may not be that bad. Maybe not... Peak retirment doesn't start for a little while, maybe waiting for the sure thing is the right thing to do after so many years of uncertainty.
Just remember that 30 months is a mimimum. With the 25% max per year, someone hired now won't flow for about 4 years and that is only if Delta hires consistantly over the next 4 years. In May I will have been here 2 years and if Delta does hire this spring I won't be able to flow for 3 more years due to the 25%.
I don't want to burst anyone's bubble but, you must be realistic about the time frame.
TZ