yeah yeah, will agree with that, its got some issues but all in all its a good company to work for. There are a lot of things that anger me and my main beef lately has been my schedule, its too long of a story but anyways its very bizzare, inefficient, and just bass ackwards. But all in all i am happy here, but i do feel that there is a lot of room for improvement in labor relations, especially when one of our little "circle of stars" motto is "create a culture of fun and learning", getting bypassed, sitting on the ground for 3 hours twice a day in CVG, getting fired (saab guys in 01), getting harrassing calls from scheduling at midnight before a 3 AM reserve time, so on and so on, does not sound like fun and learning to me. College was fun and learning!

To answer your question hercdriver I have been at chautauqua a little over 7 months now and I was at at TSA for a about 7 months as well. I dont have a lot of "experience" in the airline industry, but I have done a lot of homework, and research about the "industry" since spring of 03 after i got my Instrument rating and decided to become a "career pilot" SO yes I am in young in the industry but if you look at most of my posts I am usually pretty humble in my opionion and I dont talk a lot of smack, most of what i say is just some sarcastic quip, the only time i really "b*** & moan" is when I have had a bad day, and I dont have too many of those, but if i can channel some frustration through an internet forum with much more "b****ing and moaning" than i do, its better than taking it out on my friends and family!

I know am young and I wasnt around for 9/11, never been furloughed or taken a pay cut, but I have expererienced a lot in my short 24 years and I know the value of hard work and the basic difference between right and wrong, and I came here (RAH) in search of a company that stood out among the regionals in their management/labor relations, you'll desire that after TSA. and yes things are good here, but I feel i expected a little more, i havent been shafted personally but I know of others that have, especially the saab guys back in 01. But i think the company has done, is doing, and will continue to do some pretty shady moves in order to keep the stock price high and all the share holders happy.
I know thats the way of the industry and maybe i am just disappointed in this big business capitalist economy country and the direction it is headed in.

I wouldnt say i'm jaded, i love my job and i enjoy going to work. I just want to work less!