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Old 01-25-2010 | 10:05 AM
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Carl Spackler
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Originally Posted by Pineapple Guy
Oh really? Can you explain the math on that? Your 2000 hour sick bank was able to allow you to get full pay for essentially two years while sitting on your butt out "sick". What did you exchange that for? Exactly the same thing. Through a combination of Delta's LTD program, DPMA, and your Top Up benefit, you still have two years of full pay at no cost to you.

So where's the loss?
My balance used to say thousands of hours (at 100%), now it says 100 hours per year at 100%, then we go to 75% pay.

That's the loss. But just like our new 70 hour guarantees, that's life. There are some things that are better here, and other things that aren't. C'est la vie.

Carl