Originally Posted by
oldmako
Bingo. He chose not to upgrade as did thousands of other WB F/Os, myself included. Before I was bumped I was number 100 in base and I have over 20 years with United. A lot of the senior bunkies have 777 Captain seniority, though very very junior. WB FO is the best flying job I have ever had, and ever will hold given my age and what's going on right now.
I don't understand your angst toward him and a few thousand other guys. Look at it this way, you get to slog it out as an NB Captain because a whole bunch of other guys chose not to.
And as Mako says, you chose to slog it out. I don’t begrudge you for making that choice. I am AGAINST someone being paid CA pay while they sit FO because they got bumped and can NO longer hold they seat. If that happens, they are throwing seniority out the window. Why is that so hard to understand? It’s a carve out for a yes vote. It shouldn’t matter if it saves furloughs or not, that’s not the point. It may be the outcome, but not the point I am trying to make.