Originally Posted by
Verdell
MODS:
Can we create a new ageist thread for the dwindling 25% of Boomers on the seniority list to list their vices vs the other 50% of Delta pilots? Gen X can moderate.
Seriously HK, for all your talk of pilot unity (which I am 100% in agreement with) my mind is truly boggled by the diatribe you're laying down in this thread.
I ran the numbers.
"Boomers" are less than 11% of the group. Probably even smaller if a significant number are out on LTD.
They're less prevalent than they "should" be, because roughly 2000 took the early out package during the "year of an unspecified affliction of unknown origin."
They were compensated, but not as much as if they'd stuck around. Really turbo charged a great many careers here in the huge hiring frenzy post cvd.
Just throwing that out there. Boomers won't be here much longer to kick around.
(I've never seen a pilot not throw a buck at a driver, with the rare exception of when they're short and ask me to get it and they'll get it on the next ride)