Originally Posted by
georgetg
I was pretty optimistic too:
- I was going to be back in LA driving to work
- 3% pay increase early next year.
- New aircraft arriving and the "last displacement bid" over.
- Looking forward to possibly holding a line in 1-2 years.
Then the last AE came, so here's where I stand:
- 4th displacement.
- 9th consecutive base assignment
- -6.3% pay cut
- 1500 mile/8-10 hour commute to work
I was looking forward to getting into 73N LAX and finally staying put.
I didn't think that with 4 years of continued profit and a more than doubling 73N fleet I would not be able to hold and stay in a base/aircraft that I held as a brand new new-hire on day one at Delta.
It's easy to have a sunny disposition if you stagnate in a category/seat you enjoy. I hope to share your optimism and content one day...
Cheers
George
Let's see 3 years furloughed, 32% paycut when I did come back to stay out of bankruptcy, then another 14% paycut in bankruptcy, loss of retirement, base closed, and a merger that has stagnated pretty much everyone. If you've been getting a steady paycheck every two weeks then you've been doing better than the over two thousand pilots on the list that haven't.
Not to make light of your life right now, but you aren't stressing on feeding your family either.