If you're on here and posting about how big it is or most likely how you think it is, your career expectations aren't even close to where they should be.

The gummers who weaseled out another 5 years at the expense of those behind them have sucked the very lifeblood out of everything we had grown up striving for. Whether you took the 10 year route CFII'ing, flying checks, etc. or deployed to the *worst* ends of the earth in the military, once we finally made it to the big leagues, we come to the heartbreaking realization that we still have to "pay our dues" and wait our turn so they can get one last land grab. I heard it in the IAH lounge back when they were parading this awesome contract around. There was a captain ranting and raving about new hires getting $60+ an hour, that they should keep them in the 30's so they can add that $30+ to those who only have a few years left not to those who have a whole career left out in front of them. (I will admit that one of the ALPA guys did eloquently put him in his place...it was refreshing)!

So bottom lines is, whipping it out on here and trying to measure UAL to CAL is worse than *peeing* in the wind. We're fighting the wrong guys cuz we've all finally gotten to the big dance just to find out there's 3 fat chicks and only 2 songs left to play...

Anyway, good luck to us all and let's focus on making this career better for all of us, not just playing "I got mine."