While I don't subscribe to this philosophy, I've heard this on more than one occasion.

It typically comes from the group of people who were either furloughed 1 or 2 times, or those that spend a decade on reserve.

I get it, some don't have a lot of sympathy for the 1 month that a new guy spends on reserve, and no one is obligated to upgrade to CA at 12 months.

We have a lot of baggage here at United, and I think that's what is eating us on this negotiation. We can't even agree upon what we want.