It's been my experience that doing your job within the confines of the FOM and JCBA without going above and beyond your job requirements will slow the operation down and begin creating ripple effects as schedules are compromised. It may not cripple the company but it may cause enough headaches in other parts of the company, scheduling, maintenance control, dispatch, and most importantly management to get their attention. Of course the pilot group as a whole needs to fly the contract not just one or two crews, this is where unity is important.

It's a shame there is so little unity in this business.