Originally Posted by
WHACKMASTER
I have a life outside of flying, and fortunately it's a pretty decent one thank you very much. Second, my statement stands. Those SW pilots immediately surrounding me on the new master list were NOT even hired at SW when I had finished upgrade.
I think the problem here from actually speaking with some of your pilots is the incredible level of ignorance to just how much seniority we lost. Most are shocked and suddenly feel uncomfortable when they hear the number (either that or it's an act). My favorite is when they say, "Oh, but you'll be able to ugrade in 2015, right?" Nope. Late 2020 under a scenario of hiring only for retirements. That's AFTER being in the left seat for seven years.
So you can call me a liar all you want, but my above statement is FACT. Let me share with you another statement of FACT. Like many of us I didn't try to get hired anywhere else after AT, to include SW.
Your statement of me not being able to get hired somewhere else reeks of your SW elitist mentality once again. We're well aware of your pilot group's view of us as a bunch of scum that wasn't good enough to get hired somewhere else. It shows through, believe me and is also quite offensive.
NEWSFLASH: Some of us did upgrade in 2-3 years and didn't have much interest in leaving.
I never said you tried to get hired
after AT. I said your at AT because no one else would hire you (first). I have no doubt that your smug ego would not allow you to leave after your quick upgrade. Your comparisons of 12 year AT CA pay to 12 SWA FO pay and now a SWA upgrade of 2020 make zero sense. A lie? Yes, maybe to yourself also. "SW elitist mentality," not at all. We're here (or there) because this is the first good company that offered us a job. Offensive? Too bad, AT sold the company out from under you and now your ticked off. Your own B737NG CA "elitist mentality" has apparently given you some false sense of entitlement. Things like this happen, this is the airline business. AT and SWA is not the first to merge seniority lists. In the mean time, your fellow AT pilots will humor your constant whining, but in the long run no one except you really wants to hear it.
NEWSFLASH: Get over it, it's NOT all about you!