UAL/CAL Teamwork

[Muppets]

Good thing I am going back to school this fall.

Good for you Flygirl! It takes a lot of guts to switch careers and I applaud you. I dream of getting fuloughed for the summer so I can work on my tan and get the new career wheels turning.

 

[ferlo]

It sounds like a couple of kids wrote that letter. "By gosh we want lollipops and a corner of the sand box or we'll throw a tantrum!"


BBB

So now it's "immature" to demand fair treatment?

 

[Carl_Spackler]

Lawyers are like pilots. There are a few rich ones, but the majority are not. You go into law school with dreams of making dazzling orations to a full jury sitting on the edge of their seats, hanging on every word; having a plush office with a leather chair and a mahogany desk and plaques on the wall; fancy clothes, big car, etc.

In the end you have a folding chair and a metal desk doing $49 divorces.

But I'm sure it will work out ok for you though

 

[Lear70]

Depends where she goes and what she specializes in.

That was part of the discussion my friend and I were having. There is a HUGE shortage of CORPORATE attorneys in California.

They need people who specialize and are GOOD at corporate law, legal documents, contracts, malpractice defense, spilled-McD's-coffee defense, IRS defense, etc.

Those jobs out here for attorneys who passed the CA bar with good scores, have good grades in law school, and who have one or two references from places they interned are STARTING at $250k at 26-28 years old.

Like Tom Cruise's character said in "The Firm": "It's not sexy, but it's got teeth!"

Rook, she's only fighting the IRS and, given the fact that all IRS agents are closely-related to Satan, I
think she'll be OK.

As far as UAL/CAL goes, I'd think CAL would be MUCH smarter seeing how AMR shapes up over the next 2 quarters and making a bid to join with AMR.

MUCH stronger financially without the debt load UAL is still dragging around, although they do have some south-of-the-border overlap.

If that happens, I have serious doubts that UAL will survive alone.

Could be completely off-base... I'm still betting on an AMR Ch. 11 filing before the end of the year.

 

[Uniform Shop]

s far as UAL/CAL goes, I'd think CAL would be MUCH smarter seeing how AMR shapes up over the next 2 quarters and making a bid to join with AMR.

MUCH stronger financially without the debt load UAL is still dragging around, although they do have some south-of-the-border overlap.

Never speak of this again.........:smash:

 

[Lear70]

Yeah, with your colors to the left, I can imagine that idea wouldn't exactly "thrill" you.

Look at it this way, you'd get back to AA a lot more quickly this way.

(ducking for cover and running away).

 

[Cobra17]

Lawyers are like pilots. There are a few rich ones, but the majority are not. You go into law school with dreams of making dazzling orations to a full jury sitting on the edge of their seats, hanging on every word; having a plush office with a leather chair and a mahogany desk and plaques on the wall; fancy clothes, big car, etc.

In the end you have a folding chair and a metal desk doing $49 divorces.

But I'm sure it will work out ok for you though

That's cold...very cold!

The other day it was so cold outside I saw a lawyer who had his hands in his own pockets.

 

[flygirlqt]

Good for you Flygirl! It takes a lot of guts to switch careers and I applaud you. I dream of getting fuloughed for the summer so I can work on my tan and get the new career wheels turning.

Thank you. I hope the guts can calm my fear as it is a real big change! Plus, truth be known I am a little overwhelmed and a bit nervous about the program.

Don't forget the sunscreen!

 

[flygirlqt]

Or, rather, what ISN'T worn, that matters most. :blush: imp:

You just have to love the perverted male mind!

Funny you mention that... I was having wine and dinner in San Jose last night with my best friend from college. She lives out here, tax attorney for very LARGE law firm, makes a living fighting the IRS daily for multi-million dollar companies and individuals, and is VERY successful.

She was remarking at how different our lives were from what we planned. I was supposed to be the hotshot airline pilot making $250k plus a year and she was supposed to be the local attorney doing whatever work she could find.

She makes almost $500k a year out here as an attorney and I have YET to break $100k (although I came close one year at $96k prior to 9/11).

She's chastising me to go back to law school, but I can't afford it with kids and such. Kudos to you for doing it while you can.

Don't think I'd ever get completely out of aviation, I love it too much, but some options would be nice. This career is like a black hole - once you get sucked in, getting out is d*mn-near impossible. :lol:

Good luck! :beer:

I am going to bail before I get sucked to far down this road in aviation. I see nothing but problems within the industry with no end in sight. ALPA has been a bitter disappointment in my family and besides that, watching pilots rip each other continuously is a glimpse into a future I do not want to deal with for the next 30 or 35 years.

I am hoping to get into some type of International law as I am reasonably (sort of) fluent in 2 languages. Carl is right above but I am pretty sure no Georgetown grads are
handling those types of cases


Thank you for your kind words of encouragement. I am going to need it.

arrivederci tutti e buona fortuna a tutto

vaarwel alle en goed geluk aan iedereen

 

[Lear70]

Or, rather, what ISN'T worn, that matters most. :blush: imp:

You just have to love the perverted male mind!

You betcha! :beer:

Thank you for your kind words of encouragement. I am going to need it.

arrivederci tutti e buona fortuna a tutto

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