My buddy made $200k last year as a SWA FO. Unlike you, his compensation package is loaded with industry std benefits. Heck, your health benefits aren't as good as what the regional guys have.

Yet, here you are, fat, dumb, and happy, thinking you're doing pretty good.


Your kind are bad for the profession. Keep working your days off. If one of your family gets sick, you'll need the $$$.


JJ

I don't understand. Why would you say guys that work at JetBlue are bad for the profession? I doubt they would say the same thing about regional guys, guys at Part 135 gigs or expats flying overseas. I just don't understand the animosity towards guys that works at airlines that aren't their own. I just don't understand it.

Guys need jobs, guys need to get paid. We all can't work at FedEx, SWA or Delta. Why? They're not hiring, so why get all caustic on someone because they work at a perceived "lesser" airline? Just be happy guys got a job.

I applied to JetBlue and I'd LOVE to work there. Sure, the pay isn't leading the industry and the health care seems to be a big bummer. Who cares?!!!??? I don't need the healthcare, I don't see a problem with the pay and the workplace appears to be great. The guys I work with and the workplace atmosphere is most important to me.

I'll tell you, I'd much rather work at a place making $50 an hour and enjoy work and who I fly with than $60 an hour and be miserable.

You'll fit in perfectly. YOU have insurance elsewhere. Team me.

Your first sentence said enough.

And, "The health care seems to be a big bummer. Who cares?!!!??"
How can you even say that with a straight face? You've got yours. Forget your fellow employees, right?

Jetblue isn't a professional pilots job... it is a wage slaves' belief that s/he is working for a pilot career airline comparable to any other professional union pilot career... the LCD that drag us all down, but pulls jetblue up... nice for them....

While management industry wide, perhaps sans SWA, believes labor is labor, meaning there is no difference between a pilot and cabin cleaner, just labor cost to control, all professional pilot careers have CBA's to differentiate themselves.... some have a safety structure and national/international representation...

It wasn't too long ago the Blue Gloved cleaning brigade was in full force....!

It's actually spelled Team Me. Captial M. Just because I have insurance elsewhere, I'm only thinking of myself? I would love to see better healthcare for everyone, but why denigrate someone because they've accepted a job with poor healthcare?

Hmmm, way to take a quote out of context. I don't understand why the guy I quoted would say "Your kind are bad for the profession". Read the whole post along with the quote before you respond.

And for your info, I'm not an employee anywhere, so with a straight face I'll say "you got yours".

It's actually spelled capital.

The fact that you flaunt it is what gets me. Your position under your profile speaks VOLUMES(just a kept husband).

Yes, an unfortunate misspelling due to using my iPad.

Yeah, I thought that was kind of funny, guess you felt really insulted by it.

I'm not quite sure why you've proceeded to attack me. Are you a blight on the pilot profession like the guy I had originally quoted said? If you are so unhappy at your current job, why haven't you resigned and gone somewhere much better? I've followed your posts and you bring up some good points, but you seem to be so unhappy and full of discontent, why do you stay at JetBlue? You've obviously been working there long enough to be able to file for unemployment, so why continue to work below your worth?

I'm very interested in seeing things get better for everyone, but if you want to attack guys that only wish you well, then so be it.

Have a wonderful evening.

Sarcasm is a poor way to debate. Unity is a real problem at this airline and will continue to be with guys like you. There are many ways you could lose that health insurance, I hope to be on my wife's next year. That said, the health insurance imposed on this pilot group is abysmal and everyone should be outraged.

It's funny how you get labeled as angry when you aren't a juicer. Reality is a difficult thing and quite sobering. As for quitting, that's really not your business and I was taught not to be a quitter from an early age. I've fought for this group in various ways and will continue to do so until I move to greener pastures.