I just went in for my Medical and while filling out the paperwork spotted a young twenty something kid sitting across from me doing the same. I thought to myself this kid is probably hoping to get a few more instructing hours and maybe get an interview with a good regional pretty soon. Fourty minutes later while talking to the Doc he told me had a United Pilot with only 2000 hours (1950 on his medical app.) get his medical renewed right before me and the kid was now furlowed. I said, Oh he was probably United Express but the Doc (a pilot himself) confirmed the kid was a bonifide United Pilot furlowee. He wasnt even a she or minority! Now my question is this, HOW THE H. did this snot nosed kid get hired over at United when most of my friends with 5000 plus hours and a type rating were told they were sitting 1500 deep in line for an interview. I hate to say it but there were a lot of punks handed jobs on a silver platter over there the past 5 years. Now that they are out on the street, are the regionals picking them back up? I heard that a United Pilot can send his UAL letter of resignation (required by many employers) to his United Chief Pilot and the Chief will file it in the waist basket. If for the sake of aurguement United started hiring again tomorrow would these kids (or adults for that matter) be held to the agreement they made with their new employer or would everybody just shake thier heads as the kid gave his lowly regional job and coworkers the bird as he headed back to flying some "real" equipment?