Originally Posted by
RJSAviator76
That's great. Good for you. It's so nice to be so altruistic given 1 year upgrades and 35-40 year career in the left seat. And you must be just that good that generations of pilots before you just sucked so badly they couldn't do what you did, and those pathetic jackwagons are just selfish money-grabbers without integrity... 🙄
Do you care that the old fart sitting next to you lost his pension? How about lost 50+ percent of his pay? Do you care that he spent years on furlough? Do you care that once recalled, he spent far more time in the right seat than you ever care to? I don't see your altruism shining to make those folks whole, but I do see emotional garbage arguments to get them out of the way of your perfect, trouble-free career. Bottom line, is it a money grab? Yep. By you and yours, and by them just the same.
But emotional manipulation and name-calling are pretty funny even though they don't work and literally no one gives a damn. But not all is lost, though. Perhaps you can take your Mother Teresa mindset and donate a good chunk of your pay to help offset the years of hardship those senior to you had to endure so they'll want to leave at 65? Just a thought... 😜
I was furloughed..and it took me 14 years to make it to mainline.
You’ve had 15 years to recover from 65…did you do anything for those that came before you to make them whole? No, because they weren’t you.
They were the ones that truly got hammered. In a way 67 would have been more salt in the wound.
I wasn’t name calling. I was giving you an a description of behaviors, in my opinion. Did I take 50% of your pay? Did I furlough you? Then why does everyone behind you need to take a hit for it? I don’t know a better word other than selfish to describe that mindset.
Do I resent those that got hired at mainline aged 24 when my day came at 35? Not one bit, I’m happy for them. This career is like rolling dice in Vegas.
Like I said, I appreciate the honesty. You’re not trying to hide behind some BS excuse in the pursuit of 67. There is certainly something to be said for that.