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Originally Posted by nwaf16dude
I was on a hotel bus today and overheard a conversation between a regional guy and a fairly senior looking wide body FO. This FO did not know if we were hiring or furloughing, and also didn't know when our contract was amendable. Pretty sure this guy is either an easy yes vote on anything, or not even going to vote. It's hard for me to imagine how one could be so unaware. I hope there aren't many like that, but I fear otherwise.
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Originally Posted by tsquare
In a way, I really admire these guys. I come on here almost every day to read the same crap from the same guys, and it gets really really old. I guess sometimes it is worth it because I occasionally (it is more and more rare however) find that nugget of information that drew me here in the first place. But for those of you.. and you know who you are... we get it. This is ALPA's last chance. If we don't get total restoration, you're voting no. You're tired of the FPL... you're voting no....... blah blah blah.......
I just can't imagine how you could admire that trait in any person. Much less an employee who is unaware of what is happening in his/her own company. I guess there are some who just don't need to care because of their own personal finances or work ethic, but it's hardly something to be "admired" IMO.
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Originally Posted by tsquare
And then there are those guys that you talk about.
They come to work. They do their job. They have remained moderately senior for QOL..... Then they go home to their families and forget all about Delta until time to go back to work. (One on my new hire classmates is still a 73FO, and has probably never been on any of these pathetic web boards) Good for them. Many of them probably live well within their means. They might be a little upset about things while at work, but like presidential politics, they realize that they have one vote and that vote for the most part truly is meaningless.
That level of negativism actually plays into the hands of those with bad motives. The Lorenzo's and Icahn's of our dysfunctional industry would never have been toppled if pilots had that attitude.
I know this shouldn't be a surprise to me given your description of yourself above your avatar: "No Longer Cares", but I hope everyone else realizes that every vote matters. With just a few votes different, Al Gore would have been in the oval office.
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