Originally Posted by Rock

I'd be gone already if TA1 had passed. Now I'll wait until we get a new contract or I turn 60. That's a 3 year window to get a new contract signed, and at this point I'm guessing I'll be leaving FedEx when I'm 60 years old and 1 day. I'm really hoping JN can corral the disfunction we call a union, but that's a tall order for anyone.
I find it mildly interesting you even think about the word "identity" when it comes to FedEx. Of all the things I've done in my life, my FedEx job is probably the thing that defines me the least. We're nothing but numbers to big purple. That's it. It's a business. Businesses operate to make money. FedEx has a long track record of doing that well. You and I are nothing more than cogs in that money making machine. Have you not figured that out? For the life of me, I can't figure out why anyone keeps flying for any airline one day longer than they have to. How much longer are you going to work for a company that ****es you off so much? I don't really hate the job, but I still plan on leaving early if I can. It's basically just a paycheck to me, and I've hit a point where I no longer really need it. So why would I keep working?
Let's make this personal. I started at FedEx when I was 35. Who's going to spend more years making money for Big Purple? You or me? Let's bet a steak dinner. Person who works for Fred longest picks up the tab and wins a purple promise tie tack for being most loyal to the company. If this job doesn't define who you are, walk away from it. Plenty of other flying jobs out there.