Originally Posted by Out Of Trim

During my first two years there I was never late for a show, never turned down a request to fly (even before the 300% offers), and never called in sick. But when I needed a day off for something truly important ... forget it. Even when I found someone willing to swap with me they still wouldn’t allow it. So, when I arrived in back in base after ten straight days of flying (made possible with a couple of long layovers) I wasn’t in much of a mindset to help them out when they called me at the end of that trip on a Saturday evening. They wanted me to do a Pensacola overnight or the flight would cancel. I felt bad about turning it down but I really needed to commute back home to take care of some things the following day before going out on another trip Monday morning. They told me that they were then going to give me a UJA. I suggested that they go right ahead and, in that case, to expect the same response from me the next time they needed a favor. The bottom line here is that, where crew tracking/line adjustments are concerned, it doesn’t matter how good of an employee you are at Mesa. Even the most stellar employee will not receive one single favor and should only be ready to be screwed by them at every turn. That’s just the way they operate. Even the chief pilot can only do so much. The treatment crew tracking dishes out to you comes from them only with top management’s given authority and blessing. And, as for suggesting the union might be able to do something to help get rid of a UJA? PLEASE .. are we talking about the same union, lol. Don’t expect the union to raise a finger to help you until you finally receive a termination notice. Then they’ll try to help.