Originally Posted by
notEnuf
Right now profit sharing is tied to the profit of the entire company and all its revenue generating profitable entities. You are getting a share of Trainer profits, Delta vacations profits, VA profits, etc. and soon 5 other airlines profits. All without reporting to work. If JVs are continually violated and outsourced to our subsidiaries you will get a portion of that too. If your compensation is rates only, or less PS that cuts the effectiveness of the outsourcing "claw back."
Not to mention if profits are reduced and things turn worse we have an excellent shock absorber before they get to rate concessions. Management compensation is also tied to profit so we are aligning our pay with managements. They have a vested interest in continuing the current excellent financial performance.
Except you don't get any of that without reporting for work. (As alluded to by you above). Your share of the profit sharing is directly tied to your work hours, in exactly the same way it is with the equivalent cash in rates. Except if the profit dries up, you get nothing w PS.
If you don't believe me about the "without reporting for work", take a month or two off later this year and then compare your PS check to your peers in Feb.