If you were furloughed...where would you go

Chris_Ford said:
And if your company is worth a damn, they will recognize that these resignations were made under duress and still call you back when it's your turn for recall.
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Under duress? I can argue that one, seeing as though they tell you in the interview. You accept the job with their conditions of employment. It's not like you quit your job and show up on the first day of class and they drop the bombshell - the company is better than that.

But I agree, I doubt any of those resignations are worth the paper they are written on when it comes to the previous employer. AWAC and the union has been extremely ANTI-J4J, they want to hire people that WANT to be at the company vs. just going there "for a job".
 
Now my life has meaning. I have passed on the benefits of my experience to an anonymous aviator on a website. Kind of like Richard Dreyfus in Always (but not really).

Now if I can only have the same good fortune with my son as he grows. ;)
 
Find me a nice job in Phoenix and I'll come out there and i'll buy you 3 cases of beer, and I won't be anonymous any more :)
 
I think if I got furloughed, I'd probably leech off of the wife and work on a new and improved mousetrap.

I mean I like aviation, have a strong affinity for my job but I'd take the furlough as opportunity to bring back the old entrepreneurial/creative Doug Taylor I used to be back in the day.

I know that's easy to say when I've been very fortunate in my career.
 
Yeah, you have! ;) I don't know your background and wouldn't presume to ask about your educational background. But I know that each time that I was furloughed and sought non-aviation related employment (even if only for a short period of time) I was amazed at just how unqualified I was to do ... well, anything!

I thought, "Hey, i'm college educated. I can be taught. I have been put in charge of a multi-million dollar airplane and a team of professionals, so i'm responsible and can manage people. Surely someone will take advantage of all I have to offer."

I'd go to a job interview and it would go something like this.

Interviewer: "So what did you do before you were laid off?"

Me: "I flew airplanes."

Interviewer: "I see. So what kind of job do you envision yourself doing for Spacely Sprockets?"

Me: "Um.. Do you have any airplanes?"

Nope. Not so much. Pilots -- especially those of us who had the utter lack of foresight to get an "aviation management" degree -- are not qualified to do anything but fly. I only wish I had learned that lesson 20 years ago. I'm pursuing other educational opportunities now, but it is important that pilots realize that making the kind of money we make in NON-flying jobs is generally a lot harder and a lot less fun. ;)
 
Rocketman99 said:
I can't speak for other regionals but Colgan doesn't require it. I flew with a furloughed Comair FO who was waiting to get the call to go back to Comair. Ultimately, he decided to stay at Colgan when the call did come.
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What do you mean Colgan doesn't require them Rocket?

Uncle Phil said PNCL Corp will review Colgan's Pro-Rate Agreements (SAAB flying) next quarter and make cuts or eliminations to make Colgan profitable.

Scary stuff.

Here is my question. If they eliminate SAAB flying, will Q400 FO's stay and SAAB FO's be furloughed?

For Instance - I'm #325 at Colgan. Let's say ComputerGuy is #425. Since I'm on the SAAB and he is on the Q400, will I be furloughed before him?

ALPA 2008.
 
I mean that if you are a furloughee from another airline, Colgan does not require you to give up your status to take a job at Colgan.
 
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