Originally Posted by
VoiceOfReason
Not trying to ruffle feathers, but if things were so bad and you had to endure so much, why didn't you just jump when you had the chance? Honest question. Maybe the hard times weren't as hard to get through as you thought they was.
I read this quote recently, perhaps it's relevant for this discussion: "It is intellectually dishonest to look backwards with all the facts and judge the decisions that were made with almost none of the facts, or the facts that existed hidden in the normal cloud of endless speculation of what might happen." - Norm Coleman
Maybe a little more focus on the present and not so much on the past would change your outlook on the future.
I am looking towards the future. The people who were here in the past 10 or more years deserve better pay and career progression if they choose to move on. Yes things were hard. 6 years with a sub par 1999 contract, pilots sleeping in their cars and collecting food stamps. The industry was stagnant for years and the company knew that. Finally getting a decent contact and having it taking away in bankruptcy due to the high costs of merging the three companies. Oh yes taking concessions and 401 hits and soft money hits and on and on.
Oh sorry I forgot, you weren't here for that. How is that for an honest answer to your honest question.