Originally Posted by
spooldup
That is understandable, I am not going to lie and say none of that happens, because it does. I guess it just depends on how much you want to deal with before you leave. The grass isn't always greener in some ways, but in a majority, I think the legacies just run a smoother operation overall due to the nature of not trying to cut costs at every turn.
Yeah, waiting 40 mins at 5:45am for MX to return a plane to service even though they had the paperwork at 5:15am confirming the MX was done is something that is annoying. Not having bottled water in base is ridiculous. Dealing with gate agents and public perception on a daily basis is annoying. Waiting for gate space, rampers, etc.
I would be way more concerned about these things if they were something that wasn't able to be fixed when some beancounter in corporate realized they lose more money because of these things and decided to fix them the next month. So much our issues are due to running a lean staffed operation. The typical "stepping over dollars to pick up pennies" deal.
You don't get bottled water, in a base? And you're saying your QOL is unmatched at a legacy? Seriously? Your day trips are so precious that it makes up for every shortcoming I could think of at an airline? I have a family member that just got hired here which is why I'm in this thread trying to read up on F9 and you're saying you don't get catering? Does that get resolved in a timely fashion?
Signed,
Sub 2 year FO at 19+ days off a month at a legacy