Originally Posted by
GunshipGuy
Just offering up a different perspective: Don't assume everyone would want what you want. As Purple Drank put it, I preferred what I had before. In my case, I'm a commuter and I had weekends off on reserve. With this new contract I get a line (if I have to fly weekends I might as well have a line), but I preferred having my weekends off. That option went bye-bye a while back. My point is, I see that brought up a lot as if it's a positive when in my opinion it's a negative. For me, commuting to reserve isn't as bad as rarely getting a weekend off.
This may be the first post in human history where a guy is complaining about getting a line! Are you saying that is bad?
I can remember back in C2K reading the DALPA message boards. One guy was complaining loudly about how much reserve sucked, etc. Someone else chimed in, "uh, right now reserve is a pretty good gig and actually goes senior in some categories."
His response? "Well, something is wrong with a system where any pilot would voluntarily choose reserve."
UNbelievable.