Originally Posted by
oldmako
Mudge...
Perhaps for YOU. Your argument fits you. It does not fit my buddy who is a junior Capt on the guppy and has a whole parcel of kids at University at the same time. Taking home 20-25 hours less pay per month will decimate him and his finances. He has one house. It's nice, but it's not a Captains palace. Two older cars. Zero ex-wives. No Vette, no ketch, no Cub. Just bills. He and most United pilots have been managing their households based upon expected hours per month. This will kick em right in the crotch.
Of course, but then isn’t the argument the same, if not louder for the same kind of person who will lose a lot more than 20 hours? I think this is why there are some people who have no trouble with “shared sacrifice”. The company is going to do something to help save money, whether that’s to furlough or to have people work less to get paid less.