Originally Posted by
Meme In Command
99.9% of younger/new hires are just happy to finally "make it" to the big leagues. We do 100% sympathize with the struggle. You absolutely "paid your dues". But here's the problem. Some of those that had it really hard have a "i got screwed and had it rough and so should you" mentality. Saw plenty of that in the military and it doesn't lead to anything productive. Those same guys that got screwed take it personally. They truly point the finger at us for things outside our control that happened to them. So the company and circumstances of the past took it from you and now you expect me to fix it, oh and if i don't I'm now who's to blame for your financial situation. I'm genuinely on your side and down to help you. But if it doesn't turn out it's not my fault
We all go into the voting booth and pull the lever that gets us personally the most(and push our reps with our agenda). Unfortunately, all the negotiating capital in the previous 3 contracts has been to get pay back up...then recapture QOL. Nobody said you were responsible for the past ... I wasn't responsible for B scale...but I pushed for and voted to eliminate it. The only agenda I'm pushing is the perspective of younger guys insofar as, " Tough tata's, I didn't do that . You should have fixed it in previous contracts if it was that important". It just seems self serving....almost as much as some of the vocal "pie in the sky" money grabs that a very few older pilots espouse. I just think something palatable could have been crafted.
None if this is my concern...not gonna affect me, but I can still empathize with things that need fixing....B-scale, commuting for probationary pilots, commuter paid parking, trip scheduling improvements, pay banding. etc. Basically all the important stuff has been fixed or is making great strides to being fixed except the relatively short time horizon to accumulate assets after bankruptcy. Yes , it's been 17 years since BK but just looking at the graph of pay rates and saying "You should have saved better", is analogous to telling someone on minimum wage they should save more. (NO, I'm not equating airline salaries even after BK to minimum wage) but the principle is the same. People usually only have so much disposable income and after a 45% pay cut how much disposable income remains?
BTW... I'm out. But these are some of the same philosophical discussions I have with my kids. I call it perspective...others call it, " Hey Boomer, GTF outta here"!
