Sorry, don't see the hijack part. IMO, the thread starter's premise is to trade PS for a small pay increase and he is providing that story to backup his argument. The replies are in response to this premise...

Put me down as one who is unwilling to trade PS for a pay raise. My view of PS is that it is a bonus in the good times and it's also a good way to help the company in bad times without having to amend our contract.

Denny