Originally Posted by
Thedude86
I’ll admit I come across as mostly negative, but I’m pretty sure about 80%-90% of the pilot group feels the same way. Whether it’s FOs that I fly with, overhearing conversations in the crew room, or as I walk past Starbucks. Its certainly not all I hear pilots talk about but it’s definately the general consensus of the pilot group. The morale is the lowest I’ve seen it in my time here. I will say though, that new change in union leadership seems to be a lot better so far. Hopefully it continues.
I may be negative but I would challenge anybody to prove any of my statements wrong. I try to give out the facts for new hires so they know what the realities are instead of what the recruiters tell them. I agree we’re definitely not the worse, but the list of more desirable places is growing. It’s not just limited to Endeavor anymore.
The only positives I see here are SAP and flow. With that said though, SAP can only be utilized by half of the pilot group right now and the 6-8 hour processing times now are ridiculous. Flow is good for me as I’m in the top 20%, but 10/month for almost 1900 pilots is meaningless for a new hire.
Again, I challenge anybody to disprove any of my statements.
Uhhh... I can certainly remember when morale was much lower than it is now.
I admittedly don’t fly with many reserve FOs though. Most lineholders I fly with seem mostly positive about things. Or at least not overly-negative. As a line-holder you just do your job and go home. No one really bothers you.
That being said reserve here is not good at all. Hopefully some of the new reserve rules being implemented help alleviate some of that.
And yes, SAP is the big positive to PSA. And despite the processing times I still end up with a pretty good schedule every month. I had 11 off in January and still ended up crediting 115 hours. A bit unusual but I had some really high credit trips. Would have been really great if our new premium pay was in effect for January. In February I decided to take it easy with 15 off and 80 credit.