Originally Posted by Scoop

I respectfully disagree - everyone prioritizes QOL. I do however, think we agree on all but semantics. What makes up QOL is where we all differ. Pay is absolutely a component of QOL, probably the biggest component. Scheduling flexibility and time off are also pretty universally sought after. People who are more interested in pay consider that to be the biggest factor in their QOL improvement. People who are interested in scheduling flexibility and max time off consider that the biggest factor in their QOL.

To make this point suppose we at DAL for the next three contract cycles achieved massive "QOL" gains but pay was stagnant? At some point the lower pay would affect your lifestyle even if you had max days off. Like someone else said - what good is time off if you don't make enough money to live the lifestyle you are shooting for? Inflation is slowly reducing our QOL. I say slowly becasue we are all affected by inflation at different levels. If you currently have a 3% mortgage rate and no car payment you will feel it a lot less than someone currently trying to buy a house or a car but slowly but surely it will affect us all.

Its all interconnected, pay rates, scheduling rules, vacation, trip quality etc.

Scoop