Originally Posted by
Helperto EL
Well I'm not upset at all and never will be. I knew what I was getting into. I would suspect that this is your first real job and expect you to be elsewhere when the industry starts to pick up. I suggest you get your PIC time and move on up. Did you get hired with low time or did you have 3000 hours? Not sure but I suspect you were a very low time guy? I really don't have to know your position to figue it out. What about Block or better? How about 75% deadhead pay you will receive. Weather you like it or not get a pay raise. I recommend you look real hard at what you are suggesting others to do by your hints. Wether you believe it or not thats what you are doing. Give it a rest and have fun looking at the TA. By the way Viagra didn't realize a guy at your age needed that? LOL! Just a little advice from someone who had a career pryer to this. I do agree the industry is a mess. Never seen anything like it. However it is one of easiest jobs I've ever had.
Nope, not a low-timer but didn't have the 3000 hours prior. Haven't hid my times since day one- go back about 900 posts and I was in many of the new hire and hiring discussions.
DH pay still below the peers in the group (both DCI and 50/76 seat regionals).
Don't need viagra, although I think sometimes the wife would appreciate it if I could keep things cool for a night.
I have vented about problems with this TA, but have backed up my frustrations with charts, graphs, language, etc. The facts speak for themselves before I even put in my $.02 . As soon as the TA becomes public I will post specific charts and language that relates to healthcare that is NOT industry leading anymore as well as some of the positive language we have on leaves, and still the lacking areas pertaining to retirees and new borns. It's not all negative, there is some positive, but OVERALL we can no longer hold our hat on healthcare as a great thing compared to the industry.
If you look at my posts I say in almost every one to look at the contract through YOUR eyes and make YOUR decision. Those walking around just looking at a payrate may be surprised when their math of 75X new rate vs. 75X old rate doesn't add up due to deductions that have increased- and not linear with pay raises. Once the TA is out I hope everyone reads it cover to cover and assesses where they stand and if they can live with it for 5+ years, especially compared to their peers at other carriers doing the same job for the same "majors".