"Airport Reserve, standup overnights, mechanicals, ATC delays when there is one rain drop in ATL, no pay for D/H for reserves, no hotel reservations, and minimum wage, etc."
I have never had hotel problems, mechanicals few, drops of rain..... Hey I flew in Grand Forks for four years with the Air Force, AirTran is the same as everyone else when it come to WX. ATL is the worlds bussiest field. Weather will mess with that. WAGES YES, Pilots get paid for DH reserve if it (total duty) goes over 4 hrs (guaranteed min). Standups stink. Long call reserve would be great!