Originally Posted by
FlyerJosh
Bull****. I guarantee if things don't get sorted out, attitudes towards new hire jet FOs that "skipped the line" won't be peachy keen "business as usual". You guys and gals are a standup bunch, and have been through hell and high water, but you can't expect any of us to believe that there won't be at least some ill will (regardless of how unintentional it may be). It will still come across and create a negative vibe for those folks- even if directed at entirely at management.
I'm not saying that what is happening is right- far from it. However new hires and junior guys placed into the CRJ will definitely get singled out emotionally.
All the guys that I know at Mesaba who are currently working there or who have left due to the issues of 2005/2006 are open minded and enjoy working for the company. They have told me that they are glad things are turning around. Even when Mesaba was getting the new CRJ's in 2005 there was no animosity towards the new hires that got based in MSP. It is luck of the draw. I would assume most of the guys that are coming off of furlough realize the situation and accept it. They want the more senior guys in the saabs because that is where the guys are going to upgrade to Captain first.