Originally Posted by
TED74
I haven’t seen signs that Delta believes it must do anything to attract the best talent…nor that it actually values or rewards talent.
I’m not even being facetious; am I missing anything in the public messaging, compensation package, or company policies that leads others to believe otherwise? Are my years of service here an anomaly?
The above is a very important statement. And it is true...........................for now. DAL will not "sweeten the pot" so to speak unless it has to, and it probably will. Two main factors play out here - the market for Pilots is getting tighter and the younger Pilots seem much more aggressive in demanding better QOL items, thank you young Pilots! I see this in my daughters the younger generation is very aggressive in demanding more - good for them.
DAL will not make any of these moves until it feel it needs to. Just look at how long it took to raise the pay at Endeavor. IIRC it was pretty much the last commuter to raise the pay and was a defensive response to changes in the industry.
Predictions are hard to make, especially about the future (Props to Yogi
) but I will predict DAL will eventually be forced to make positive changes for QOL/Commuting etc if it want to remain as one of the airlines of choice for new hires. FDX, UAL etc are becoming much more attractive to new hires and it will take time but hopefully DAL will grudgingly respond and adapt to changing market dynamics. Also these things change at a glacial pace so it may take a while.
Scoop - My 2 cents worth