I find it interesting that this post is being run by YC just in the middle of EZY's pay negotiations with BALPA and the CC.
Coincidence - no, trust me I'm in Ops!
As for the Ford job, Mark, I suspect anyone with time on 737s looked at that job, good money, short hours, no night stops, home every night and a weekend or two out at a Grand Prix every summer, my kind of airline.