Originally Posted by
TED74
Any chance that as a former military guy, you're just sore it didn't happen for you? I think it's a nice way to say thanks...not a bad ladder to put down for those behind you even if you had to scale a wall without one.
More MLOAers than not are doing things worthy of appreciation and Delta in this case is doing something I personally support. My hunch is that these 401K and PS contributions are drops in the bucket compared to other money they are "wasting"...certainly it's more honorable than enriching their stock holdings' value with buybacks in the Billions.
No, not sore about it all. I like earning what I make. In this case you have many who are making more doing a day of work at the mil job than they do a day of work at the DAL job. They're playing by the rules that are laid out, and I don't begrudge them one bit. But I don't think it makes sense to throw profit sharing money at pilots who don't work toward bringing in the revenue. Sure, it's really nice of the company, but it's actually the pilots who are flying the line who are giving up some PS to share with the non-producers. As a veteran I think the pay and benefits a military member receives from the tax payer for their service is justified for what the military member does to protect the country and our freedom. Profit sharing is intended as an incentive for doing a good job toward achieving the company's goals. A 2nd year FO on the 73 who averages 110 hours a month is going to get more in PS than a 73 2nd year FO who averages 65 hours a month, as will a 2nd year 73 FO who's on mil leave for a year who never stepped foot on property. Doesn't seem right to me. Moreover, it's a monetary incentive to stay away from Delta work.