Lol.

I follow these forums quite a bit. It seems you have the reputation amongst your pilots of being a management toadie. So it's no surprise you would say that.

I made a comment the other day that they aren't having a recruiting problem since the classes are full, but my buddies over there who are actually involved in recruiting say that they are getting quantity but not quality. Apparently the days are gone when Delta was viewed as the best. Candidates with multiple offers are turning Delta down (20%) and going elsewhere. They have all heard about the crap trips and constant face slaps from management, like this deal today. The only ones you're going to keep getting are the die hard Delta or nothing kool aid drinkers who suicide rush the company because "it's the best" without caring about trip quality, advancement, or wide body opportunities, which UA and AA currently blow Delta away with.

But maybe that's what management wants. Pilots who will just drink the kool aid and not question anything. Like the non union employees. Who were just rewarded today.

I hear from my friends who are instructors that the quality of new hires has gotten so bad they are having personality/attitude issues and extra training. Apparently the lions share are now military guys without 121 time or medium to low time RJ pilots, who were never high on the maturity scale. Experienced pilots are taking their experience elsewhere.

So yeah, management shills like you will shout there's no recruiting problem, but the truth beneath the surface says otherwise. Expect that to continue unless your management wakes up and starts treating pilots fairly.