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Originally Posted by flyallnite
(Post 1629474)
I for one am tired of trading productivity and approved harassment for a few extra dollars, all the while I'm flying more and getting nickled and dimed by medical expenses (anybody looked at our vision plan? We're pilots for crying out loud!) and reduced profit sharing.
FWIW, I fully agree that we need to be more aggressively setting the tone for Section 6. |
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Originally Posted by RonRicco
(Post 1629694)
Or the fact fed basically creates money out of thin air and buys our own debt (that otherwise would not be purchased because of low returns). Makes you wonder what the "real" debt number is. Heck, I could certainly create a false economy from that alone.
I certainly do not get excited about the present value of my 401k, or use it as a barometer of the economy, since it is more or less being propped up by Monopoly money. I guess I am getting old as I have seen this game before. Remember the end of the 90's and the inflated run up due to the tech boom. Anyone remember "web van"? |
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Originally Posted by Alan Shore
(Post 1629696)
If you're calling $400M a year (about a 20% increase) net of all the trading you mention "a few extra dollars," then more power to you, brother!! :cool:
FWIW, I fully agree that we need to be more aggressively setting the tone for Section 6. Yes, I understand the contract 'costs' the company more- that cost debatable depending on how you value it, (including 401k, medical plan valuation, higher sick pay *if you can use it, etc), but my personal situation is such that working the same hours, no overtime (GS) during those years, on the same jet, no longevity raises, my W2 is still less than it was in 2011. So my situation is such that I haven't seen any raises. I have to wonder how much of the compensation "increase" mentioned by shiznit is due to a longevity raise, upgrade to a higher paying category and overtime flying. Not asking for a spreadsheet, but just saying. Because for me, all things being equal, I'm not taking home more money at the end of the day. Now, could I bid a higher paying seat and make more? Sure I could, with some commuting and associated loss of QOL. But to my point here, is that a raise? Not really, that's a promotion. A raise is getting paid more to do the same job. |
Originally Posted by tsquare
(Post 1629478)
Anybody own AAPL? Holy smokes!
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Welders Make $150,000
Forget bus driver school, find a shop class. Any wonder why there aren't enough pilots?
Josh Mandel: Welders Make $150,000? Bring Back Shop Class - WSJ.com "A good trade to consider: welding. I recently visited Pioneer Pipe in the Utica and Marcellus shale area of Ohio and learned that last year the company paid 60 of its welders more than $150,000 and two of its welders over $200,000. The owner, Dave Archer, said he has had to turn down orders because he can't find enough skilled welders." |
Originally Posted by Razor
(Post 1629717)
Forget bus driver school, find a shop class. Any wonder why there aren't enough pilots?
Josh Mandel: Welders Make $150,000? Bring Back Shop Class - WSJ.com "A good trade to consider: welding. I recently visited Pioneer Pipe in the Utica and Marcellus shale area of Ohio and learned that last year the company paid 60 of its welders more than $150,000 and two of its welders over $200,000. The owner, Dave Archer, said he has had to turn down orders because he can't find enough skilled welders." My wife learned to weld at BCC a few years back. That's my backup plan. :) |
Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1629632)
Where both t and you run off the rails is the fact that this country and government is far bigger than one person.
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