Originally Posted by
johnso29
First of all, it's not a silly game because the person I was responding to was a PMNW pilot who bid from DTW to ATL so he did have a choice. Second, plenty of pain is being spread around. What do you think happened to PMNW DTW 757 guys when the CVG 7er category was closed? Most of them came to DTW pushing DTW guys down and out of the category. What do you think is happening to PMNW guys who are in the DTW 320 category now that we are opening a ATL 320 base? Yup, they're losing seniority in category or they're losing their seat altogether.
Second, I stated that it is silly to think that 2 Legacy airlines whom merged in order to LOWER costs would magically grow. The whole purpose of the merger is consolidation. So it really shouldn't be any shock that there are now LESS pilots on our list then when we merged.
Third, I was never going to tell you to just leave. You're entitled to your opinion, I just don't have to agree with you. Many people are disappointed with the way this career has steered lately, and I don't blame them. It is drastically different from what they expected. For others, it's everything they wanted and they accept the ups and downs. With 12,000 pilots we will have many, many different opinions.
I have to agree with daldude. I too have moved up over 500, but my relative position in position/base hasn't changed significantly. Still pretty much in the same position since nobody has filled in behind me. I know I'm senior to you, but still pretty junior at the 12 year point. The very bottom of the list has seen movement/changes in QOL (in your case) only due to the company shuffling bases and equipment around the system. Another way to look at it is that even though we've moved "up" 500 numbers, we are both the exact same number away from a furlough should it happen. If things stay status quo, you won't fall off the list, but you won't move any farther away from the bottom either.