Keep that referral bonus for yourself. It’s yours. You really are, “that guy”. Have some self-respect. FOs are paid handsomely at most regionals now. They get bonuses just for signing on the dotted line. Why even offer to split it? It’s YOUR bonus.

Coming from the guy who complained about how terrible reserve was when he wasn’t even here but for a brief time. Reserve sucks everywhere. It’s a regional. Guys sat reserve for years and years under far worse contracts than ours. Yet you couldn’t hack being screwed around with by crew scheduling for a short time. How would you not have known what you were getting into? I hope the grass is greener for you over at Republic.

This industry is a real mother. It’s good now but it will be bad again. Contracts can be gutted. Furloughs can happen. Companies will fold. It’s all cyclical and we’re at the top of what has been the biggest upswing in most of our careers. If being on reserve and getting jerked around by scheduling grinds your gears then this probably isn’t the industry for you. Welcome to the suck.