Originally Posted by
ForeverFO
Re-book travel to another airline would be your best bet. Please write a letter to AA and complain. They may send you some sort of nifty voucher... maybe a meal coupon to Chili's or Red River BBQ. You never know...
What exactly do you expect us to say to you?
Oh yes, the "work only 60 hours" thing that simply never, ever dies. We are PAID only when the aircraft is in motion. Everything else we do, we do for free. The 60 hours (more normally 85 to 95) is a paycheck device, not an indication of our work level.
Most people consider work to equate to "How many hours am I away from home, being forced to do stuff I'd rather not?" By that standard, we work as hard (or harder) than other jobs considered full-time.
I was rebooked on UA today because of one of the canceled flights. I am sure UA is a nice airlines and all, but it is not where I have spent the last 20 years building up a real affinity.
You aren't alone in the hours away from the house. I wanted to do a write up on the other side of the arrive at 5:00am post above to give you my perspective of that, but we are all going through and living the same grind.
btw, the my 60 hours a month comment comes from this thread:
Originally Posted by
ForeverFO
I've been averaging maybe 66 hours a month for over a decade. In 20 years I have not taken a single make-up trip. Not one. I fly my line, usually less than my line.
So when someone uninformed comes on here and starts reading about time "worked" (and I put that in quotes now so I don't get slammed.) at 66 hours a month, which is less than half of the normal work month, people wonder what is going on. I am sure you have heard the comments.
I am on here to better understand why, to gain some empathy, AND to see what it is that I am dealing with on a better level.
I have thick skin, so I can take whatever you guys dish out.