I don't know where "in the real world" you refer to unless you refer to sales. BTW, this isn't sales. Front line employees don't make sales- they foster relationships and they provide the service already purchased. If you can't trust an employee to care about their own you can't trust them to care about you, your stuff or your customers.

now in the real world, you put that extra effort in all you want- it doesn't lead to a salary increase. only an hourly "turn the screw on the assembly line" type job equate extra hours to increased pay. in the rest of the world extra hours is for job promotions if one becomes available and you haven't turned everyone off by your me first attitude. Most job promotions deal with people management btw and stepping on and screwing over your fellow employees won't get you anywhere with the people above you, below you or to either side of you.

so overall, a big not so to your premise that picking up extra time while pilots are on furlough is tantamount to putting in those 60-80 hour weeks at a normal job to show everyone you're a winner.

"Hey Boss, you can fire oh what's his name, you know, the new guy. I'll do his work for him." Try that in the real world. See how it goes.