Originally Posted by
Xjrstreetcar
The way airline compensation works, those at the regionals are subsidizing those at the legacies. And those with low seniority are subsidizing those with high seniority. If you never move-on from a regional, you never get your market value. Nor if you come to the industry late. Mid-forties military hires will be subsizing those on top of the list for their entire career. Those that die young tragically never get a true-up. Imagine what your value is if your airline liquidated... Happiness is a state of mind, but nobody likes paying for somebody else's boat..
Welcome to the airline industry. It’s called seniority and that’s what you choose to sign up for with complete transparency. This would be my only gripe about this industry, coming from a life where my personal abilities and effort rewarded me with far more compensation than my peers. But now I get to laugh at my peers in this industry that choose to go the extra mile for the company because their number will never change. Happiness is still a state of mind, we all knew the rules before we agreed to play the game.