"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
...

I know many CFI's who have gone the part time route and have ended up
fairly happy with that decision. Conversely, I know of not one CFI
employed full time with a mortgage, a family, a car, insurance, and
college tuitions to look forward to who is making it on today's CFI
salary.

Thanks for the advice. As a sysadmin I was able to put away a little money
just in case something ever happened (the company laid me off once
previously) so I could cover the difference for the few months until she
finishes classes even if I just worked part-time. If possible I'm going to
hold out until she's done. The problem is, this company has gone merger
crazy and every time they acquire somebody you have to compete for your own
job and accept increasingly-lower pay and benefits if you keep it. They
hire people for one position and as soon as you agree to do it, you're put
somewhere other than what they applied for, 'cause they can't keep people
legitimately.

Most recently I had to sign a contract rider for a job I already have that
says I won't badmouth the company for six months after I quit. That's an
indicator that it's going to get ugly.

-c