Originally Posted by
Blueskies67
I don't think some of you guys get it. The retention bonus wasn't to keep FOs from jumping ship to LLCs like some of you guys are saying, it was to keep current FOs from not leaving for places like endevor which honestly they should. Captain's pay is not well below industry standard here but FO pay is. The union keep money out of the pockets of FOs who probably need it to most for the chance that maybe they will get something too. It's disgusting how greedy some people are.
Look into the mirror. Two days ago you have exactly what you got today. You didn't lose a thing.
Now think of this: If senior f/o's to you were to leave and go elsewhere, you can hold a line faster, possibly get weekends off, upgrade faster etc...
By having more attrition everyone benefits below the person leaving. A bonus to f/o's just makes it worse for you. Think about how much better it would be if 100 f/o's ahead of you quit.
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The company makes this a great place to work and we collectively benefit. If PSA was a great airline they wouldn't have to offer bribes in the first place.