It’s Official……Almost
They say that every airline pilot lives through at least one strike and one furlough. I came within minutes of going on strike about five years ago, and yesterday the mailman was kind enough to deliver THE certified letter from the company stating that “due to economic times, high fuel costs, blah, blah, blah” that I will be furloughed sometime in the next eight months. EIGHT MONTHS????? They’re kidding, right? I realize that corporate America somewhere along the way has lost any heart (ethics) or loyalty (integrity) towards the “cost units” down on the bottom rung of the corporate ladder, but “sometime in the next eight months?”. I’m having trouble wrapping my head around that. “We don’t think we want you, but we don’t want you out there finding another job either.” Wow, it feels like a few relationships I’ve had in my time!
My next task is to frame the furlough letter and hang it proudly on my “ME” wall because now, I am a REAL airline pilot.