Originally Posted by
JoeMerchant
Carl, I never "turned down" a major job.
Oh. Then this post of yours was pure BS...
Originally Posted by
JoeMerchant
I am one of those regional "lifers"...I didn't plan on that, but because scope was sold, I decided to go for QOL at the top of the regional list rather than the bottom of the mainline list.
You didn't have the choice of being on the bottom of any majors' seniority list unless you interviewed and were hired. Since you did neither, you should have said: I decided to go for QOL at the top of ASA's list and not apply to the majors.
Originally Posted by
JoeMerchant
That turned out to be the right assessment and was reinforced with the 911 attacks....
None of us knows what was right or not until we retire.
Originally Posted by
JoeMerchant
If I had hired on at United in 2000, I would still be furloughed 11 years later.
You couldn't have been hired at United or anywhere else unless you had applied...which you say you did not.
Carl