Carl;

Contrary to what you think you think you know, all of the above is pure rubbish. I have no earthly idea what management wants, haven't been over on the fourth floor in almost two years, don't stop by the CPO at all. So nice try. I freely admit that I looked at the Duty Pilot and a FOM position as a new hire. It is a good way to learn the operation and what goes on, but nothing more than that Carl.

What I do is volunteer my time for a few committees within ALPA, a lot of it. So what you are spewing is just another form insults. What I and others are trying to tell you is, there may be other and better ways to get exactly what we all would like to see, a career that has earnings that match our expectations for the job we perform. The boom bust cycle as just been that. There has got to be a better way. There is nothing in that, that manages expectations downward. It does lack the rhetoric though, and maybe that is what you need.

The one thing I see is that you are looking for the boom bust to last one more time, since you might be gone for the next bust cycle. Unity needs to be top down. Many prefer to see Delta prosper, grow, add pilots, and increase their scope of operations. I know that since you are on the Whale, there is no where up for you to go, so the only way to get a QOL boost is to push for huge raises or bust. In reality that proves that you could care less about what happens to the remainder of the pilot group as a result of that. It is not about managing expectations downward Carl, it is about finding a way to start a positive trend that gets us to the exact same spot you want at the exact same time. If that method fails I do not see anyone, including myself, that will not be ready to wait it out, walk the line, and get furloughed if needed. So please spare me the rhetoric.

It is simple tried and true method of operation for all organizations the world over. "Use diplomacy to the maximum extent possible before you use military force."