Most of the gripes here seem to stem from almost 2 years of stagnation and displacements due to an onslaught of random crises out of our control, to include the MAX crashes abroad and then finally COVID. I feel for those that got caught without decent seniority when all the music stopped and I would be equally disheartened. In the same breath, seniority is life. Personally I wouldn’t follow in someone like Zaps footsteps, forever chasing greener pastures just to potentially be disappointed 6 years later when the landscape changes yet again. (Nothing against you zap, just my opinion)

I know I’ll come across as a Kool aid drinker (which I’m not), but the 1221 pilot WARN letters among thousands of other SWA employees was nothing more than a political ploy by GK to help push for PSP2 money in time for congress to pass it in early Jan; hence the awful timing before Christmas. Doesn’t make it any less effed up , but it is what it is. As a non recipient and not as emotionally affected by it, that’s exactly how I saw it at the time, and it appears I was correct.

Currently, I’m more concerned by what feels more and more like this place has no one coherent at the wheel of what’s feeling like it’s being steered by tone deaf leaders on a rudderless ship. We’ll see what our new CEO brings to the table in the coming months.

Hopefully when we get some momentum with new hires, returned seniority progression and above all, a solidly improved new contract, things will improve.