Originally Posted by
BoxDawg
I didnt mean this to be divisive, and I am NOT in favor of "a list", despite those that have already put me on their "#@&^ list" for my simple question. Divisive is what we dont need! I guess that I have my answer, and I guess that we have a majority opinion of "fly as much as we possibly can as long as we can". Duly noted. I am going to go downstairs and go do my MEM hub turn, its a crapper. I am also going to go back to looking at open time to makeup the over 600 hours I have of bank time (mil leave), I just didnt want to screw anyone here by picking up.
BD
For those of you who were not on FedEx property prior to 2006, or 1995 for that matter, this discussion is rapidly falling into what Management and their union busting consultants thrive on: we start eating our own! If you ever wondered why your fellow pilots' trip pay codes are sanitized from the pairings, Management enacted that practice to protect their "200 per centers" during our November 1995 self-help debacle.
FedEx pilots are victims of the modern culture that our company helped create: I WANT IT NOW!! We tend to shoot ourselves in the foot seeking instant personal gratification instead of looking ahead for the long-haul, i.e, what is in the best interest of everybody is probably going to help me, too.
I personally have no problem with a pilot doing a M/U trip to make himself whole for pay that was lost previously. The gray area is abusing M/U, (or carry-over, for that matter) to fly extra at straight pay
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In the meanwhile, my family is adjusting its budget to live on 48/60, and fortunately my wife has the ability to pick up some more work to help out.