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04-17-2014, 02:14 PM
#5214
veut gagner à la loterie
Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: Light Chop
Posts: 23,286
04-17-2014, 02:18 PM
#5215
veut gagner à la loterie
Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: Light Chop
Posts: 23,286
04-17-2014, 03:19 PM
#5216
The Brown Dot +1
Joined APC: Jun 2009
Position: 777B
Posts: 7,775
an 84% increase would be a big deal... unless nobody watches you to begin with.
04-18-2014, 03:23 AM
#5217
Line Holder
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Posts: 25
TOTD Nominee: Southwest pilot jumpseating on our USAirways flight to BWI. He was an '89 hire at USAirways, furloughed, and lucky to recover his career at Southwest. Gleefully espoused his admiration of the "culture" at SWA, had no empathy whatsoever for the treatment of AirTran pilots and worried they would pollute the aforementioned "culture", loudly described how he gets 150% pay for all of his trips as he makes $38000/mo so he can pay for his summertime toys. Needless to say that didn't sit well with me, an '87 hire (junior A/B Capt displaced back to F/O next month), who like the rest of my fellow pilots here have endured a miserable career path post 9-11 and bankruptcy. Next time a little humility would be appreciated, but of course, you will have to display that from a coach seat. You won't be riding up front with me anymore.
04-18-2014, 03:34 AM
#5218
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2011
Position: retired 767(dl)
Posts: 5,738
TOTD Nominee: Southwest pilot jumpseating on our USAirways flight to BWI. He was an '89 hire at USAirways, furloughed, and lucky to recover his career at Southwest. Gleefully espoused his admiration of the "culture" at SWA, had no empathy whatsoever for the treatment of AirTran pilots and worried they would pollute the aforementioned "culture", loudly described how he gets 150% pay for all of his trips as he makes $38000/mo so he can pay for his summertime toys. Needless to say that didn't sit well with me, an '87 hire (junior A/B Capt displaced back to F/O next month), who like the rest of my fellow pilots here have endured a miserable career path post 9-11 and bankruptcy. Next time a little humility would be appreciated, but of course, you will have to display that from a coach seat. You won't be riding up front with me anymore.
04-18-2014, 07:25 AM
#5219
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2010
Position: Doing what you do, for less.
Posts: 1,792
TOTD Nominee: Southwest pilot jumpseating on our USAirways flight to BWI. He was an '89 hire at USAirways, furloughed, and lucky to recover his career at Southwest. Gleefully espoused his admiration of the "culture" at SWA, had no empathy whatsoever for the treatment of AirTran pilots and worried they would pollute the aforementioned "culture", loudly described how he gets 150% pay for all of his trips as he makes $38000/mo so he can pay for his summertime toys. Needless to say that didn't sit well with me, an '87 hire (junior A/B Capt displaced back to F/O next month), who like the rest of my fellow pilots here have endured a miserable career path post 9-11 and bankruptcy. Next time a little humility would be appreciated, but of course, you will have to display that from a coach seat. You won't be riding up front with me anymore.
That would sum it up enough for the rest of us, we've all had our "WN pilot in the jumpseat" experience.
04-18-2014, 08:29 AM
#5220
New boss = Old boss
Joined APC: Mar 2005
Position: Ca B737
Posts: 2,762
You may not like the way the SW guy came off on the jumpseat but his paycheck got your attention didn't it? Sometimes we all need to hear about just now good it can be for other players to realize just how bad our own situation is. Now take that anger and channel it in to your next round of negotiations.$$$$$
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