Redrawing the rules is my real problem with longevity pay. You start the career with a plan, work until X, relative seniority about Y before bidding a higher paying seat. When you find something you like, then camp out and gain relative seniority. It seems now the argument is: I'm senior so I should get what I want and I don't want to do 14 hr. legs to earn my top of scale rate.

Why should someone junior be forced to do that when the career was laid out so they made the plan to stay relatively senior in a smaller seat for schedule. Now along come a senior short timer who wants to work 1 and 2 days domestic in a SNB. We are essentially rearranging the deck chairs again for the benefit of the senior pilot. Yup, Age 65, 9/11, the great recession, outsourcing WBs... why did I choose this career again? Rant over.

Keep changing the rule book so the players have no shot at getting good at the game. My 7 year old does that quite well. Funny how he always wins and just when it becomes evident that I might win, the rules change.