More Furlough Rumblings at Flex

[Boxer]

For the love of all things unholy, can someone please make my job come back? That would be cool.

 

[netjetwife]

I wish I could...yours and and all the other furloughed pilots... May the economy improve and flying demand increase...sooner rather than later. Best wishes, Boxer! NJW

 

[can99]

For the love of all things unholy, can someone please make my job come back? That would be cool.

I second that motion! Sitting here in a 3rd world airport in this 3rd world country where its 42C / 99% humidity where I am surprised I have internet service on my phone... and again pondering why I am doing this and not working as a walmart greeter.. ....I too want my job back. I will start tomorrow if needed!

 

[Club ORD FO]

FR said recently that they are not expecting recalls in 2009. They are no longer expecting a 4th quarter turn around. sorry...

 

[GSXR600]

FR said recently that they are not expecting recalls in 2009. They are no longer expecting a 4th quarter turn around. sorry...

He also said when he got on board that Bombardier will rather bleed money before they let anyone go (this was in front of a class). Three months later 25 were on the street, then month or so after another 60 more on the street.
I am not bringing anyone's hopes up but I wouldn't rely on his word too much either.

 

[netjetwife]

I second that motion! Sitting here in a 3rd world airport in this 3rd world country where its 42C / 99% humidity where I am surprised I have internet service on my phone... and again pondering why I am doing this and not working as a walmart greeter.. ....I too want my job back. I will start tomorrow if needed!

Hopefully the salary and/or interesting travel opportunities offset the location? Can you quit or are you locked into a contract for a year or two...

 

[Boxer]

Thanks for the sentiments. What really stinks is being right at the top for callback. Not only was it a blow to have just missed the cutoff point, but because I'll be right there with initial callbacks, I'm hypersensitive to every little rumor floating about. Irrational yes... but I guess I'm just bored. Being a house-dad is pretty cool though! For now...

 

[Boxer]

Oh yeah, and this thread is approaching 10,000 views. Is that some kind of record? Maybe it will continue until I get a callback, that would be kind of funny.

 

[netjetwife]

There is definitely an extra set of emotions that you get when you just miss a cut-off point and being at the front of the call-back line would make anyone extra vigilant. Boxer, I have no doubt that you and your family are feeling every dip and jerk of the emotional roller coaster the furloughed pilots are having to ride.

This brings up a disturbing potential scenario. Could someone furloughed in the first wave run out of time waiting to be recalled while pilots in a later furlough group see the economy improve in time? With such a short window for a severe recession there may well be others who just miss the cut-off point on the recall side. Yuck! My sympathies to the Flex pilots and their families who are in this unique to the industry situation. It's bad enough to get furloughed, but having a (management-imposed) 2 year clock ticking constantly in the background must make it even worse.
Good luck, guys! NJW

 

[GSXR600]

On a different note and to relief the tension on this thread a little by changing the subject, economists are saying that the worst is probably behind us. We had a good week at the NYSC with the DJI and S&P closing with the highest numbers since last October.
Home sales are up, but consumer lack of spending still weak and showing below forecast.
On Wednesday a report new home sales for July is up and hopefully that will give an even better week at the market.
Let’s hope for a rapid recovery on the economy, so everyone can have their jobs back or even land a better job
My fingers are crossed!!

Good luck to everybody

 

[John MClain]

Yeah Mr Mclain left when we pinned his number. Tuck the tail and leave when you have no fight; which is ok by me. I don't converse with those 604 folks anyway, I'm not old enough to get their jokes or humor, if any exists.

Dirtybeech, lmao dude!

******************** it, your just not worth the time. I'll just revel in the fact that you'll always be junior, Junior. By the way, I don't fly the 604 dip********************.

 

[can99]

If you "pinned" my number than post it DickHead, Otherwise I suggest you shut the ******************** up..

WOW MAN - Anger management classes needed me thinks!

Dont you remember the old school saying " Stick and stone will break my bones but names will never hurt me"

 

[ArtVandalay]

Man this mclain guy needs some help. When I said we pinned your number I didn't mean seniority number moron! Read between the lines (not literally though), see 8th grade english book for help. And sorry, 300/604, whatever!! There can only be 2 reasons you're getting so worked up; either we are right or you need some serious anger management control.

Speaking of anger management, does anyone know where a certain "hot head" ended up after he "left" flex??

 

[Pacific]

So according to the latest meeting no foreseeable recalls, but recall eligibility is no longer limited to the original two years. FR was a little vague but mentioned extending recall eligibility to three to five years or more. It might be worth a pone call to the office to get the official word.

 

[netjetwife]

That would be great! I'll keep my fingers crossed that it becomes official. Good idea on calling the office.