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Old 06-23-2012 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy
Not the same comparison. I was at Pinnacle for 4.5 yrs and always had CA as #1 on bid sheet. I never got it. However, anyone at a regional today that has been there 10 years, DID have a chance to get out. Even after 9/11, there was one point where everyone was hiring except American. And it's not that hard to get out of a regional, even I escaped.
Easy to say, but for some hard to do. Not speaking personally, but I am friends with enough of those that you speak of to see both sides. Not saying I agree, but QOL and pay to easily live on (for a senior bidding CA) can make someone reconsider at the bottom of a list. I remember seeing something about after $100K it doesn't matter the pay compared to QOL for many. If someone lives on $75K a year and home every weekend and holiday, nobody can judge what is "right" for them but them with their families. Age 55 and in the 20's definitely carries a difference in decision making. I remember indoc and being told "we plan on this airline being your stepping-stone". Well, for some that can be 100% true, for others it may not be reality at the dinner table and openly discussing pro's and con's to jumping ship for plans of a better, yet unknown future.

All that has been solidified is that the next chapter of "the race to the bottom" which, seemingly, is being written. Maybe we should get a reality TV show so we can make some money. All snooki had to do was get a pregnant (mush mush) to pay for retirement. Well played myans...well played.
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