Originally Posted by
Popgun
They are almost always very young, with time on their side, to enable a move to a better position even if progression at the new carrier is slow.
And there's the rub. I've bumped into a couple of ex J* Cadets in recent years. They're 10 years my junior, similar Jet experience (if not more) and in vastly better financial shape than I was at that age. Sure, they're missing a few thousand hours of GA and Turbo-Prop time, but at this level, no one gives 2 ****s about it. They have the freedom to go virtually anywhere in the world for another 5-10 years and still return home in their mid to early 30's. Why would they stay at J*?
Hate to admit it, but it does make me question my career to this point. Lots of great memories sure, but the future would be very different if I were 10 years younger with the same seniority number.