Originally Posted by
Back2future
He’s getting jumped because he offers an “extreme view” from the other end of the spectrum. He’s flown less than 40 hours this month while a significant number of his captains have flown double that. Yet, he has the “real low down” on how great his 1.5 years sitting reserve have been; just give him a call and he’ll tell you personally what all these whiners got wrong...
He flew for Skywest and Alaska is great! Don’t listen to all these guys who go Alaska’s CBA dumped in their lap after years of having a more benevolent system. That’s why he got jumped.
The difference is he’s speaking his perspective without calling anyone else stupid, dunce, telling them they’re lying etc.
I’m not discrediting anybody who says their life is worse off under AS. From where they stand, that may be the case. Why then does everyone try to discredit those who say their lives are better? Telling them they’re trying to mislead others? That they’re kool-aid drinking, spineless hacks?
I can’t speak to LAX Airbus rsv but I can speak MY perspective as a 4 + yr SEA Boeing F.O. Just like he CAN speak his as a 1.5 yr SFO Airbus rsv. I came from a better contract than we have now. I know what needs fixing. However, I can also say my life is way better now. It was way better when I had to commute to two different bases on rsv before I could hold SEA. I’ll bet there will be a number of ex-VX pilots that will experience a major boost in QOL when they’re able to stop commuting and drive to SEA/PDX and their lives will be better than before. Just because it doesn’t jive with your view of things doesn’t make it un-true. Also, we don’t have to be miserable to want improvements. I’m pretty sure that ALL the big 3 pilots are going to want improvements even though they already lead the pack on contracts.
Wouldn’t it be prudent to say the truth lies somewhere in the middle? Some guys are going to hate it, some will love it. Most will just learn the system, clock in, clock out, and remember it’s just a job, not an identity.