About the response I expected.... to be ridiculed and chastised for not going along with the union "mob" mentality. Wow you guys are real pieces of work. Heaven forbid that someone disagree with you, or dare to be pro-company in any way, shape or form. Being a pilot here has got to be one of the best, easiest jobs in the world, for one of the best companies in the world. I don't understand why some of you seem to want a hostile relationship with the company. To me that just seems like it makes the job harder than it needs to be. However, just to make sure I'm clear on where I stand. 1st, enjoying my job is a problem. Got it. 2nd, having the work ethic to go the extra mile and do whatever it takes to accomplish the mission is a problem. Got that too. 3rd, showing respect for other employee groups, and being friendly with them instead of talking down to them and acting like an overly important prima-donna is a problem. Also got it.

No, I'm not in management, and likely never will be. I don't want to fly a desk. I do, however, like flying airplanes, as much as possible, and the more often I can do it, the better. Flying isn't just a job or career to me, it's also fun. I didn't get into this for the money, or to work the system to stay home as much as possible and get paid for it, or for short duty days with long, cushy layovers. As long as I'm making enough money to pay my bills and live a reasonably comfortable lifestyle, then I'm a happy camper. FedEx not only meets that criteria, but I also feel as though I've been treated pretty darn good since I've been here. Perfect, no, but good nonetheless.

Someone made the comment that I must have had some pretty lousy jobs in my life. The truth is no, not really. I had some where I worked much, much harder than I ever have here, but I approached those jobs with the same attitude I have here and for the most part enjoyed those jobs as well.