There are FO's at PSA that really do have a hard time making ends meet. I know one FO that is hoping to upgrade soon because he needs to pay for braces for his daughter, and can not afford it on FO pay. There are other guys that are falling deeper and deeper into debt with student loans.

I get it, you guys are heartless and blame the FO for taking the job. Personally, I know that people are trying to work hard so that they can eventually have a good career and their kids will not have to sacrifice as much as they did.

I feel bad that the MEC is playing a game of Russian Roulette with the money that was being given to the FOs. I hope that it will work out for them, but I am not so sure. I would say that there is an 80% chance that it will backfire and the MEC will end up shooting themselves in the head.

The FO's will all be leaving soon for better jobs, and I just hope that I am senior enough now to prevent being downgraded. If we can not hire, and FO's start leaving at a higher rate than captains, we will have downgrades.