nimtz
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Flare,
With all do respect, I couldn't afford LTVRF living in the Northeast. Our pay is paltry enough as it is without whacking off 10-15 hours every month. Glad you can do it, but years 1-5 pay goes no where in the NYC metro area.
I fly a LOW line value and pick up ADV when I need the cash. At no point in time do I have to pick up open time. So as a regular line holder, I play the game far better for a furloughee then someone scooping up open time. After all these guys are bailing out day to day staffing, which is paltry as usual.
The company was going to furlough no matter what, that much was fairly clear. Quite frankly even without the oil spike last summer, CAL probably would of axed guys in the late fall enlight of the credit bubble burst. Not saying I agree with that, but knowing our been counters that seems likely.
As to the other subject, yes G/M guys are picking up open time and probably will take VJM assignments this summer. It is not an epidemic like the scab heroes, but it is very discouraging. So we continue on with paper thin staffing that is only saved by the fact we have enough self serving losers in our group.
With all do respect, I couldn't afford LTVRF living in the Northeast. Our pay is paltry enough as it is without whacking off 10-15 hours every month. Glad you can do it, but years 1-5 pay goes no where in the NYC metro area.
I fly a LOW line value and pick up ADV when I need the cash. At no point in time do I have to pick up open time. So as a regular line holder, I play the game far better for a furloughee then someone scooping up open time. After all these guys are bailing out day to day staffing, which is paltry as usual.
The company was going to furlough no matter what, that much was fairly clear. Quite frankly even without the oil spike last summer, CAL probably would of axed guys in the late fall enlight of the credit bubble burst. Not saying I agree with that, but knowing our been counters that seems likely.
As to the other subject, yes G/M guys are picking up open time and probably will take VJM assignments this summer. It is not an epidemic like the scab heroes, but it is very discouraging. So we continue on with paper thin staffing that is only saved by the fact we have enough self serving losers in our group.