Originally Posted by
Delayed again
I pray to God, Allah, Jehovah and all the fairies and unicorns in the universe that I never fly with you.
You probably have flown with me and enjoyed it. I'm not this bitter on the line.
Originally Posted by
Wynncore
1. You're topped out on the pay scale, most likely $46+/hour if you're on the 700, which I'm assuming you are...if not, you're making $43+ on the 200.
2. You have 3 weeks of vacation.
3. You're likely bidding in the top 20% of your seat, and if it's not top 20%, it's the top 30%.
4. You're 100% vested in your 401k and you're topped out in terms of contribution.
5. You essentially get whatever schedule you want with all weekends and major holidays off.
6. Lastly, since you claim that you're so close to upgrading, the next opportunity XJT has to add aircraft to our fleet, or grow by the smallest bit...you're NEXT IN LINE TO UPGRADE.
I don't mean to lecture you and I totally understand why you're mad, but you have it better than half the pilots here at ASA not to mention you have it better than the majority of FO's at other airlines who are stuck at $37/hr with the same amount of time put in as you.
Lastly, those ultra senior FOs can do whatever they want regarding upgrading at their pace...telling them to **** off is like you working at a restaurant and being ****ed off somebody had the audacity to come in for lunch at 2:30PM.
You make a rational response. I don't disagree. I do enjoy my schedule and vacation week selections. I'm lucky in the fact that while stuck in the right seat for 7+ years, I have been fairly senior for many of those years. Trust me, I'm enjoying it while I can and recognize it will go away with the next move (new job or new seat).
As much as it's not wrong, that customer coming in at 2:30 or five minutes before closing is still an @$$h0!e.
Originally Posted by
Firsttimeflyer
Hold on a second, had you upgraded earlier thanks to those ultra senior FOs staying in the right seat you would sing a different tune. Now all of a sudden because you are bitter and disgruntled they should be locked in the right seat so they can deal with you moaning about being on reserve as their CA even though they are senior to you? Cry me a river....
That barely made sense, but I see what you're saying, thing is, I wouldn't be complaining to any FOs about my reserve schedule if I was a CA. More senior CAs? probably, but not FOs because I would know from experience that many would give their left nut to trade spots.