Originally Posted by Std Deviation

Been out with the flu...
I NEVER said we make too much money. I’m merely a student of human behavior. I pontificate on my observations. I don’t see a group of doctors at Baylor shouting that the docs at Parkland make more. A group of accountants at Deloitte squawking that those dogs over at Ernst and Young are getting bigger profit sharing. Different companies. Apples to Oranges. Like JB and Delta. How many pilots does Delta have again? Aircraft? It seems everyone hired here prior to 3 years ago willingly came to work for a non union carrier, no?

I find the concept “industry average” laughable. Unless you’re a socialist. Do our flight attendants, rampers, and dispatchers get industry average? How about our CEO? Does he get it? Okay, so only the pilots should get it? Because we pay “industry average” for gates and fuel. Uh, okay.

I said we’re going to end up right in the middle. Between “industry average” and where we are now. I asked if we’re willing to burn the house down for $20K.

I’m a reasonable middle of the road guy that’s actually signed the front of a paycheck and not the back.

So let me paraphrase, “we want more money because the guys over there get more money even though our companies are totally different and we were fully cognizant of the pay at the time but damn my Delta neighbor got a new boat with his profit sharing so I want what he has.”

So welfare then? We want a handout? Have this conversation with someone outside of aviation and watch their head explode.

Again, NEVER EVER Said we were overpaid.

Not a Glover or a juicer. Watching the rhetoric on both sides and along for the ride.