Originally Posted by JerrySpringer

I think DC8Driver and I are on the same side of the coin.

Being an amalgamation process, we did make some breakthroughs.

Like so many contracts, there is what you want, what you deserve, what you ask for and what you get.

At the end of the day, it will be a livable contract that pays us a better wage and will allow us to maintain a semblance of life.

Hopefully the company will continue to be successful so when this one opens up in a few years, we can get what we deserve (FNGs included!).

I hope all the wannabes who get hired, also come in to make this a great place to work.

On the line, all we have is each other. We need to stay safe and sane out there, so keep that in mind to you wanna-bes. Don't look at this place as $XXX/hr or $XXX,XXX/yr or you'll be disappointed. If you look at the job as a J-O-B, and you have a mind to be social with your co-workers a bit, and you can stand the time away from home, this is a fine job. You can engineer some incredible time off, but 16,17 day stretches can get a bit long. Flying with your buds makes it easier.