Originally Posted by
Cruz5350
Speak for yourself myself and many others in my base do everything we can to avoid ATL. I come to work with an expectation to fly the trip as it was built that's why I bid it. I understand that things change and as a result so may the trip but I can speak of only one time that a current contract reroute was worth it and that was because it turned a 5 day into a 3 day. This attitude that everything is about making extra money is pervavsive in the industry but way worse at Delta. If you cant make it on the current rates one is doing it wrong but that's on them. This weekend was another reminder of just how awful it could be dealing with irops and reroutes but to each their own I suppose I should be overjoyed about the extra pay :/
It's about making people abide by thier agreements. The pay is the consolation prize. If things go sideways you are compensated for adapting to the change. It's not about rates either, it's about earnings efficiency. If I make 125 hours one month via GS with 4 extra work days, then the next month can be 8 less work days and 50 hours for the same 2 month pay and net 4 less days worked. Monthly measurements have no meaning. Earn when efficiency is high and take time off when efficiency is low. The net will be more days off OR more money per work completed.