Originally Posted by
beernutt
Just so I get this straight - taking under 2 hours to show on short call = not following the contract/screwing other pilots/siding with management
Taking equal to or longer than two hours to show on short call = following contract/helping other pilots/somehow hurting management
GMAFB.
I never realized it was so black and white. Remind me again where it says in the contract 2 hours is the line? All I've ever seen is a vague reference that reads something to the effect of 'as soon as prudently and safely able'. Which is what I said in the first place. I also said taking longer 'just because' is childish. I still do.
Thinking that someone taking less than two hours to report is somehow hurting other pilots is a leap. Just as much of a leap as thinking (justifying) taking as long as possible is somehow helping other pilots. It seems more done out of spite, which is a crap way to make decisions.
I follow the contract. I also try to be the person I told them I was when I was hired. That's called integrity. I don't do my job differently because of how I think the company feels about me, or because of some misguided personal vendetta against crew scheduling. It's all about what you see when you look in the mirror.
This discussion started with a pilot on 1400 SC being assigned a 1430 report. Under no circumstances is that pilot required to put in extra effort to leave his house extra early in order to make it to the airport to make a 1430 sign in. Lots of pilots make it to the plane less than 2 hours from the time scheduling contacts them and that's fine. What we are all talking about however is the expectation that scheduling sometimes has that a reserve pilot be nearly immediately available once contacted. If the company wants to assign a SC pilot a very short notice report, then that's fine, but they just need to know that they are in all likelihood making a move to delay the flight. If they didn't want to delay then most of the times they have the reroute lever to pull instead of waiting for a SC pilot to come in.
You also mention that spite is a crap way to make decisions. I don't know about you, but at times I've seen the company make decisions out of spite as well. And honestly, I don't really hold that against them because as I posted earlier the company is going to look out for the company first and foremost. I don't have a vendetta against scheduling or anyone else in the company. I just conduct my employment as agreed upon in the PWA, no more, no less, because the company sure doesn't do much to lift a finger beyond the limits of that document either.
And then you talk about integrity. I don't lie, steal, or cheat. I report on time and do an excellent job when I come to work. I treat my passengers and fellow employees with respect. That's what Delta hired me to do.