Originally Posted by
Eck4Life
Thanks for the insight. I guess my question is how it got there in the first place? The extra pay in training was mentioned, but I went through my old NW statements and they were still adding to it a year after I was hired until it hit the -15 limit. I can tell you with certainty that I never manipulated that bank on my own and that I never went cumulatively 15 hrs over min guarantee during that time. Man, I wish I had noticed it back then so I could ask the people that were actually well versed on the manner before the merger and so I wouldn't be paying it back at my higher payrate. There's a few hundred dollars the company gets out of me for free.
I don't remember exactly why, but I ended up with the same negative bank after I got hired as well. I'm pretty sure everybody did. I only remember it because they took it out of my last paycheck when I got furloughed in 03. They also took what I still owed for my new hire uniforms. Needless to say, that last paycheck was a little smaller than I expected.
As for paying it back, yes delta takes the first five credit hours over 80 for negative bank, but it is only the first five credit hours, not all hours. So, if you are over 80 only due to a green slip or other pay/no credit time, they won't put anything into your bank unless you ask them to.