Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
Thanks for the backup sink!
To clarify.... I never said I make less now. If I did, or if that was your perception, allow me to correct it now:
I did make more in 2013 than in 2012.
My point was that, especially when on reserve, I work more for the extra money, and I MUST work more. Manning is tighter due to C12 concessions, making it harder (impossible during summer and most weekends) to drop trips and reserve days (my heavily utilized method of improving QOL). For me, the extra days of work are not worth the marginally higher pay. Not by a damn sight.
What the DALPA regulars here refuse to acknowledge in my criticism of their C12 defensive perimeter is that my QOL and amount of time with my family has diminished. I'm not the only one. And QOL/time with the fam is far more important to me than a few extra bucks.
This month, I had 8 days vacation. I bid reserve on purpose. I had 13 days on call, and worked 9. ALV was 72 hours, I got paid 79.45. I have no idea what you think would be better than that, and who's Wheaties you must have whizzed in to have a month that caused you more hardship than that.
Another question for you though. Are you reserve? The number of days of being on call has not changed. so how could you be working more? Are you pizzed that the company has gotten more efficient with reserve assignments? Well boo hoo. It was great when reserves went really really senior, but then guys like you whine because they say that senior guys bidding reserve are getting paid more for doing nothing and meanwhile the junior lineholders are working their buttocks off.... You want cake and the ability to consume it as well....
You are ever so predictable, but keep it coming, it is truly fun.