Originally Posted by
Boomer
I'm sure your airline keeps their promises, but when I came to Comair in 2003 I didn't know that Mesa, Pinnacle, Shuttle, Chautauqua, etc. were going to be doing 80% of the flying in CVG.
I didn't know that Delta was going to give half our planes away or park them in the desert.
I didn't know that my pay was going to be cut $14,000 a year by a bankruptcy judge.
I didn't know that I would be a reserve FO going into my 7th year.
I didn't know that Delta was going to move most of our operation to JFK.
I must have not been paying attention during the interview.
When I came to Comair in 2003...
There was only one hub - CVG.
There was only one pilot domicile - CVG.
There was only one headquarters - CVG.
So I moved to CVG.
Now Delta wants me in JFnK but they cut our pass priority and flights. I will not devote $400 of my $2800 monthly salary to setting up a second residence in New York City.
Please tell me where my "bad decision making" came into play here?
Not trying to start something, but Comair promised you in the interview that none of that stuff was ever going to happen? I doubt it. You just assumed it wasn't going to change maybe?
Doesn't change the fact that it sucks, and sure being based in JFnK sucks for you, but I think the point the guy was trying to make is that I doubt anyone ever promised you upgrades and a CVG domicile forever - so now you have to make a choice. Stay or go.
IMHO, your bad decision was becoming a pilot if you did not understand the crappy nature of the "job security" that pilot's have. Flame away.