Originally Posted by
CAirBear
Exactly. This reminds me back when I flew the CRJ and we would have a “mainline” 64.5 year old up front with us.
“You boys have your apps in with us!? Y’all know we’re hiring?”
Oh no sh...? Thanks for the heads up man! ����*♂️����*♂️����*♂️
As for coming here. There will always be the delta bravos who are never happy. They will always be ****ed off we aren’t paid like Delta and United.
The biggest difference is, while my friend (a Bus FO) at United, makes a bit more, he has very little say in his schedule (after it’s awarded).
In July I had a lot of important commitments with friends and family. I dropped everything and had a blank canvas to do whatever I wanted. I built my own schedule in July. I didn’t miss anything the entire month that I needed to attend. You cannot put a price on this kind of flexibility until you experience it. You just cannot. It is incredible.
This conversation will ultimately lead to the arrival of a delta bravo number 2. The only telling everyone this place now sucks and is garbage after the new contract. ��
I left a competing LCC for Spirit. One with horrible work rules and QOL.
I know have 4 days off at a time (minimum) and can do whatever I want and need to my schedule to enjoy my personal life. For me my life is 1000% better here.
It would be interesting to know how one drops everything with a grid that is red especially in July right after initial open time is awarded. Now this might be possible if one was very very senior and could actually drop in initial and also had all the weekends off with their bid award which tend to be the days already red or turn red first. What you describe is honestly not possible for most. September, maybe, but not July.
Also this kind of post is exactly the type management brings in to negotiations when they either want to cut what they view as above industry standard work rules, when at full book they are not, or they want to justify lower compensation. They want both obviously.
We can have industry standard or above work rules as well as compensation. Let’s stop thinking it’s a trade. It’s a defeatist attitude.
They’ve already sent emails about the operation and our cost advantage being our competitive edge and controlling that edge. It may be true but we are only a very very small part of that. They are already shaping the narrative for the next round.