I'm in the airlines and if you've been alive in the last year you can't miss all the merger garbage. Thank god Continental (that's where I work) decided not to merge with United or otherwise I pretty much would have been out of a job. But as always, the airlines always struggle with the economy so I am always on my toes about my job. And if you get fuloughed as a pilot, you can't just go get another job somewhere else, the aviation biz is all seniority based and when one is furloughing, most others are as well. Fun fact: I'm on the 737 and in cruise it burns on average about 12 gallons of fuel per minute. At $3.50 a gallon, you are looking at $42 per minute...just in cruise!! On takeoff and climbout it can be as much as 24 gallons per minute (climb to altitude to 37,000 feet is usually 20-30 minutes depending on aircraft weight and air temperature) This is just for a 737. The 757, 767, and 777 and far more than that on fuel burn.
Anyway, what do you all do for line of work and how is this economy effecting your livelyhood?
Anyway, what do you all do for line of work and how is this economy effecting your livelyhood?