Originally Posted by treehugger

+1

I missed the infraction worthy posts too. Sounds like a case of thin skin by those casting stones. Handing out infractions and hiding behind "the computer banned him, not me" is a pretty weak minded position. That said:

Profit sharing IS a concession. It gives management degrees of freedom to dork things up with fewer consequences (read, dollars) allocated to the pilot payroll line. Refinery, anyone? Sometimes the bet pays off and the pilots get some scratch. Sometimes the bet does not pay off, and the pilots realize they would have rather had management-proof monetization of said profit sharing. W-2 is king. Give it to me with as few variables as possible. Mitigate management risk.

Profit sharing should be per capita. A guy shouldn't have to move to base and give his life away to bring home the bank from effective corporate management. If I fly my line according to the contract, I contributed just as much as a guy who has no non-flying life or, through no fault of his own, is senior and never met a green slip he didn't like. One could argue a guy flying at straight pay contributes more to corporate profitability than a green slipper. One could argue that--and they'd be right 100% of the time.

Nurse your wounded feelings Mr. Infraction Hander-outer. The Joker has this one right. In fact, one would be wise to ponder a few of his other points. If you don't like the delivery, be high-minded and consider the message. That's what thinkers do...

The foregoing is my opinion (too). Hopefully this post won't be banned for non-compliance to Clamp-think.