Originally Posted by
flapshalfspeed
Everyone I've talked to who has been "junior assigned" has been either:
1) A yes-man who would do anything the company asked anyways, and doesn't mind
2) An FNG who doesn't know the contract and answered the phone/accepted the JRA when they didn't have to at all
3) A reserve who has no idea how to bid reserve shifts or golden days, but carelessly just bumbles along for months without knowing the contract at all
4) Some combination of all of the above
Not knocking on ya'll--it takes time to learn the ropes at this and any other airline--but you shouldn't be getting junior assigned "constantly." If you aren't available you aren't available.
Finally, a guy who gets it!!!! Glad to see a few great thinkers are still there.
Stop accepting JA's there! You aren't obligated to do so and even with the crappy contract Mesa has "junior assignments" are not enforceable. A few weeks ago I said the same thing to a user on here named Sennat and he or she was worried about being put on the line with a CP.....WHO CARES???? Tell him the same thing "I'm not contractually obligated to accept a junior assignment, however if you choose to use me for junior availability I'm not available". Simple enough. When I was at that place I said just that 4-5 times and nothing more came about.
Staffing that place is nobodies problem but Mesa's. Let them figure out the root of staffing there is management!