Originally Posted by
Scoop
Keenster,
Thanks for helping me see the light - here I was feeling pretty good about this merger, thinking a few years of short term pain (from both sides) and we would then start seeing the benefit of synergies, growth, dogs and cats living together etc. Now Im ****ed that the merger didn't immediately transport me to pilot nirvana.
Like I said, I was actually pretty happy with things relatively speaking (see USAIR). But now after reading your post, the light bulb clicked on and I think that I am being screwed. More former NW guys moved into my category, LAX7ER, on the last bid then DAL south guys so I left to minimize my seniority loss. My career was going gangbusters prior to the merger (not really) and now I’m stuck on a narrow-body.
Seriously though, the merger should be beneficial to us all in the long run - lets give it a chance and see what happens.
As far as finishing up CAPT on a 747 - why yes you might have finished up as a 747 Captain at a stand alone Northwest, or the stand alone NW and Delta both could have been back in BK and maybe UAL/AMR/CAL etc would be cleaning our clocks if they merged and we didn't. Or maybe Doug Parker would have taken a fancy to NW and you would currently be doing a three-way in merger Hell with USAIR and AWA. Comparing the current situation to what "might have been" or even what you think "would have been" is an iffy proposition at best.
The biggest recurring mistake I see Pilots on this forum make is extrapolating out 10, 20, or 30 years into the future - it does not work. Hell, maybe this merger will not work and were all screwed - who knows.
Finally, I will end with a quote from a very wise man:
"Predictions are hard to make - especially about the future." Yogi Berra
So I will continue to plan for the worst but hope for the best regarding this merger.
Scoop
WOW, do we finally agree on something? I'd better read it again.
