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USN C9B
1:1 furlough is not the case. It is every person on the AT list followed the most junior SWA guy (the one that was just hired). That is another bitter pill that is viewed by AT folks as nothing but a slap in the face.
Bullpucky . . . . there are 200+ new hire SWA FOs who were hired AFTER the purchase announcement who will get furloughed before any single Airtran FO will get furloughed. (Yes, yes, except for the Airtran FO's hired after the announcement.) Except for the new hire classes of the last few months, all of us sat in the "pool" for well over two years before out class date. Long before the Tranny purchase was announced. You know what, I am still glad to have my job and if that means being on the bottom of a very long list, so what. At that is how I feel.
We will all be long gone before you. Does that make your boo boo feel better.
All kidding aside, truly welcome to Southwest. Personally, I am glad to join our teams together. So far every AirTran FO I have met and talked with in the last several months has been really nice. Great to talk with, great attitude.
There are always the 5%ers. Southwest has them too. However, the **** and moan attitude, however, is not welcome and frankly will not be tolerated.