Originally Posted by
PilotCrusader
The few non-management types that have posted on here are absolutely not representative of the pilot group at all. Some of them are well known self preservationists.
The pilot group as a whole is generally still disgruntled. The super senior guys could care less, but hate and distrust the company for what they have done. The guys soon to flow see the light at the end of the tunnel, but hate and distrust the company for what they have done. The average FO I fly with is looking for a way out rather than wait for the flow, and hates and distrusts the company for what they have done.
It's pretty much "I hate this place and will do as little as possible". You can see that mentality in the gate agents, the ground workers, and even middle management. Everyone does just enough not to get fired. The product has gone down the tubes.
But somehow we still dupe a few individuals every month into this amazing flow! I say dupe because no one discusses how long they will be crew scheduling a ***** in reserve, or how few days off per month they will be getting.
There is a difference between doing just enough not to get fired and doing just your job and nothing more. One would have to actively try to get fired, and would never come close just by doing the bare minimum.
As far as days off go, what you say sounds a lot like the common sentiment from commuters. And yes, we can go on and on about how there are so many commuters these days, but the fact is that living in base changes everything...even at Envoy. It's the same at most regionals.