Originally Posted by
NightIP
I was one of those hired after the Branded announcement, and with all due respect (I do think you're a good poster overall), you don't have the right to tell me that I don't have a right to great career expectations. Yes it was a risk coming to XJT, but hindsight is always 20/20. I'm a pilot here now, on the XJT seniority list, with every single bit of rights that come along with that. Our contract says that seniority lists will be merged (though I agree with fences and the idea that cross-certificate bidding should be eliminated or limited), and that includes all of us hired post-Branded.
As you said, those who came to XJT after the announcement of CAL reductions and the branded operation knew the risk. But now you don't think they should pay the price for that risk not working out. Instead you feel that other pilots should pay for your mistake.
There are many pilots at SKW who could have applied at XJT, but avoided it because they didn't believe the branded flying made sense. They shouldn't be sucked into the mess that they tried to avoid in order to save someone who had the blinders on and went to XJT knowing that CAL was pulling 69 aircraft.