Originally Posted by
rvr1800
I used to share that optimism. I no longer do. I believe the company is making purely business decisions regarding this pilot group. They’ve taken all emotion out of it therefore so have I. That’s not the company we were sold but that’s the company we work at now. I’ve maintained my core values of Safety and Integrity. Caring, Fun, and Passion are distant memories. Almost completely forgotten and maybe impossible to regain. The company has also given up on Caring, Fun, and Passion but I believe integrity as well. As demonstrated in a less than honest negotiations update regarding Alaska rates.
We as pilots have more invested in this company than anyone in management. Most of us will be here for our careers. Most of management will not. We must ensure we make the right decisions for our future and the future of the pilots to come after us. That means, at a minimum, a market rate contract. Alaska rates and work rules do not define the market. Far from it.
I trust our NC and MEC to fight for what we deserve but it may be a long hard road that will test this pilot group, the management team, and jetBlue as a company. We must do what is right for this industry and our careers.
Ramble off/
That is the truth of it.
Never let anyone ever again fall for the emotional exploitation of family, caring, compassion, etc. These are one-way streets. Management 101 MBAs will always exploit your good sides, your human sides.
They will personify the "corporation" so that you treat it with all the benefits of a family member or close friend, as another human being. However, the company will never jump on the grenade for you or do anything for you if you become too big a liability.
A company is a legal entity, nothing more. The ONLY thing this company, as a legal entity, will ever do is to maximize profits for shareholders, fund golden parachutes, and lower its costs so that its balance sheet looks better to a buyer.
It really bothers me when corporations masquerade themselves under monikers such as family, culture, values, and so on. It's all spin for the intellectually disadvantaged. There are much better priorities in life than some empty corporate spin. It's better to focus on God, family, friends, and neighbors. Everything else just leads to making more money for your employer.
Come to work, make good friends, enjoy the travel, but never trust people who make you sign contracts or hide contracts in mandatory training. They are not your friends or family.
This communique is for entertainment purposes only. It does not implicitly or explicitly acknowledge employment with any air carrier nor is any relationship implied. This communique does not represent the opinions or policies of ALPA or JB ALPA and does not represent the collective pilot group, ALPA, nor does it imply collective bargaining, advocacy, or workforce actions intended to disrupt operations.