You're missing the point entirely and letting your Marvin show.

It was a BETTER job before hand. Every year, they slice off another piece of the sweet stuff and add more of the colorectal kind. Before you know it, that GREAT CAREER and job you got way back when has morphed into just a job. So, before you willingly sign away the next slice and get nothing in return, pause and think about what the career used to resemble. Ask some of the old guys about their work rules, their pay and their benefits.

Of course there are lots of guys who want your job. Who cares? And, how did that factor into your decision, your blood, your sweat and all the money you invested to get your ATP? The FA's want your job too. Hell, I want my lawyers job! Does that mean we should just suck up everything that comes out the chute? As Sgt Emil Foley said, "My Grandmama want to fly jets!" Maybe we ought to degrade and demean the profession even more because thousands of third world types would "give anything (**AND WORK FOR HALF of what you earn**) to be in your shoes"?

The whole point is, reserve used to be much better. So were the lines before PBS (for most of us). So was Vacation Override. So was month to month interface. So was training pay. So was the quality of the Health Care. So was the Pension. So were MOST of the benefits. If we keep this crap up, the job won't be worth the TAFB.