Originally Posted by
FXDX
Fox: How would you have felt if after 8+ years of furlough it was then extended another 5 years just as the industry was starting to turn around just so the draft flying greedy Captains could suck the teat for another 5 while you cooled your heals? Do you think the guys on furlough right now think that changing the rule is the "right" thing to do?.
I can't imagine many people would really want to go back to most of the passenger carriers with the state of the industry.
Originally Posted by
FXDX
Plenty of people have to retire at certain ages, it is just a fact of life. Go get a corporate job if you want to continue to fly past 60. Nobody is preventing you from continuing to fly for a living...
You know very little about the corporate world if you think those jobs are easy to come by, and if you throw in over age 50 with an airline background near impossible.
Originally Posted by
FXDX
You need to get off your high horse holier than thou soapbox and at least be man enough to admit that it is just about you and money, fck everybody else..
I thought that was your position, especially being employed by FedEx.
Originally Posted by
FXDX
You've had your chance at the trough, get out of the way and let some other folks in to share the wealth..
Why don't you just quit to free up a spot for some poolie?
Originally Posted by
FXDX
Your opinion of what is "right" makes me sick. And again, that is just YOUR opinion of what is right, not the MAJORITY'S.
I also get sick hearing positions that indicate they think one notch lower than a SCAB, but you must be aware of that since you want yours out of a trough.