Originally Posted by
missintheline
It's alright; It's okay. We understand, and, most importantly (to you) it won't affect you and yours in any way.
The lads we'll take it out on is the lads behind us. No chance we'll be giving them any consideration or quarter; Why would we. We weren't given any. When the time comes....and it'll come, don't worry; we'll make selfish, me first decisions based on our own needs with no thought to what our juniors should get or deserve, same as you did. Well Done.
So here's to Fraternity; the lie of the Union; All for One and One for Number One.
While I understand your frustration (a buddy of mine is in your same situation at UAL), the fact of the matter is that this "it's all about me, to hell with the other guy" attitude has been prevalent among airline pilots for
decades now. Especially since the Me Generation (those pilots now hanging on 'til 65, while praying the retirement age gets raised again) succeeded the WWII and Korean War pilots who came before them.
And it has always been the most junior pilots who have gotten the short end of the stick. In good times and in bad.
Alas, it would appear from your post that the Entitlement Generation is not about to reverse that trend any time soon.