Originally Posted by sailingfun

The problem is it's hard to go into negotiations on the basis the company is at some future point going to be making huge profits. This industry is the very definition of cyclic. Many of our new hires think the profits are locked in forever now and the good times will continue to roll. This is my third round of good times at Delta where the new hires including me thought the same thing. When it stops and it will at some point it will be overnight and dramatic. Make sure your wearing a seatbelt!