Originally Posted by
rp2pilot
Gonna wade into this quagmire....
The company doesn't have pilots on furlough and they're actively hiring about as many new pilots per week that they can train so I don't see anything wrong with folks picking up SRM trips. It's in the contract that we agreed to and it's a win win win situation. Pilots can get paid generously for filling a shortage (win), the company doesn't have to cancel a flight (win), and most importantly, passengers get to their destination (Big win for customers).
If pilots are on furlough, I feel it's a different situation entirely, but that's not the case at the moment.
Maybe it's during the bad times and guys are still doing it that has left a bad taste to me..because when that comes guys will still say "it's i the contract so I don't see anything wrong with it" But hopefully not.
Or perhaps the company has already burned too many bridges with me. I will do my job to the best of my abilities but no more.
To the OP you never asked me what I thought. I was trying to be tongue in cheek "sarcastic" if not a tad bit "snarky". The Moderator already hand slapped me and I will put my big boy UAL pants on and apologize. So I am sorry!
Call to get put on it and have at it. Get all you can get while it's good. But please when the bad times come do not do this...Even if it is in the contract.