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.
B*ll sh!t statement of the year goes to oldmako. I had to pay for college myself including the flying portion. Twice I had to take a break for a year because I ran out money and did not have other options, but stuck with it and finished it. I did not have the privilege and comfort of having Daddy helping me, so it helped me build character, grit, determination to finish what I started and never gave up. Look around, this is a pandemic and jobs around the 70K are practically nonexistent so I’m glad the union is looking for a solution for the whole group. We’re a big family so the petulant brats will throw their tantrums but for the majority it’s the right thing to do. Hard dedicated professionals are about to lose an income to pay for their mortgage, food, insurance which are the minimum necessities and you worry about your buddy putting four kids in college because he wont work 120+ hours a month anymore! You guys were telling the potential furloughs to have a back up option, how about you take your own advices and look into back up options such as home loan of equity or tell your kids to get better grades for a scholarship, or may be they can become models for your future fishing pictures.