You also give up your pension and ability to work for the government again. Thinking of ATC specifically, where you won’t ever be able to work in your field again in the US (and it’s very rare to be able to continue working in ATC in another country)
That’s a tough ask when economic conditions are so unstable
It is a tough ask, especially now, which is why I’m not asking. I do think it’s unreasonable to ask
But I’d like to remind the people in that position that it is an option. People tend to dismiss options they should seriously think through…It’s not an easy option, but it might be worse than the alternative
You also give up your pension and ability to work for the government again. Thinking of ATC specifically, where you won’t ever be able to work in your field again in the US (and it’s very rare to be able to continue working in ATC in another country)
That’s a tough ask when economic conditions are so unstable
It is a tough ask, especially now, which is why I’m not asking. I do think it’s unreasonable to ask
But I’d like to remind the people in that position that it is an option. People tend to dismiss options they should seriously think through…It’s not an easy option, but it might be worse than the alternative