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Originally Posted by
gopher3
I have been junior with far worse manning then we have now. I always managed to be able to use the contract to get time off. We just had a long thread about doing just that. I would also submit that feeling you have a right to work less during your employer’s busiest time is perhaps a unrealistic expectation. You are kind of getting into the whole concept of having a job.
I have also noticed that if you look at the schedules of the guys who complain the most you often find they work the least.
We must work for different airlines. If you are stating that quality of life is better now in the post bankruptcy era....im not buying. 75 hour cap, touching trip vacations etc. There is no doubt i am working more and harder now than in any point in my 20 years here. And its getting worse. The real downward spiral started with Far 117. And we continue to give away efficiencies and productivity. Im not a kill the goose guy, but some moderation/balance would be nice for a change. I walk into the nyc cpo and the banner says im the greatest pilot in the world. Sorry to rant, i need to go and put in my white slips/green slips. You must be one of the 10 percenters who always fall into the good deals here when they occur. Good for you. But most of us dont.