Jetblue Fancies Itself A "Career" Airline

[Smarta$$]

Oh my holy god, you're a nightmare. Crawl back to your office. Some of us are trying to have professional careers.

You and your pals want to have fun...go rent a Warrior.

Good friggin grief...

I agree. Yip, liking to fly doesn't pay the mortgage, put the kids through college, pay the doctor when the family gets sick or provide me with an adequate retirement.

I do like to fly. I like it a lot.

I do NOT like being away from the family 4-5 days at a time. I do NOT like 12 hour days with 4 legs. I do NOT like the missed holidays, kids b-days, missed family dinners, working weekends....

This is not my hobby. This is NOT my hobby. This is my career. Period.

 

[linepilot]

Are you willing to STRIKE for it?

 

[shadesofBS]

If you aren't going to give at least an opinion on an issue can't you keep it to our internal board. Other than being a tool what is the point of you starting this thread the way you started it. Why not give facts regarding the reasons that JB is not a career airline in your opinion, or what you feel would make our airline a career airline vs. a destination airline. Why not try and help the cause vs. just writing a statement that makes you sound like a complaining 12 year old girl. More facts vs. more bitching and stupidity might be a better way to go. This might help more people get off the fence or help new guys coming here make a more informed decision. Every time someone just randomly complains or belittles someone with a different opinion it pushes them further away from what we are trying to achieve. Why not fight as hard as you can for as long as you can to give these people facts to help them change there opinion instead of just yelling at them and complaining about things. Act like the proffesional pilot you want to be treated like instead of acting like a little kid.

The original pilot total compensation package as presented in my interview by Barger/Neeleman/Spain touted:

1. Pay that would parallel Southwest pilots.
2. Benefits that would parallel Southwest pilots.
3. Stock options and CSPP that would supplement our retirement.
4. Productive work rules that would provide opportunity.
5. A health plan that we would never have to worry about.
6. The freedom from arguing about anything. It was all just gonna be taken care of. We weren't going to need rules or complicated processes.

NONE of that manifested itself. We've been f#ckin the dog since 2003.

The ONLY thing that happened was a fast upgrade and a barrage of Ford & Harrison strategy and lies.

So in my best "big boy" words:

I will be a "net detractor" on a go forward basis.

Capiche?

 

[CapnVegetto]

The original pilot total compensation package as presented in my interview by Barger/Neeleman/Spain touted:

1. Pay that would parallel Southwest pilots.
2. Benefits that would parallel Southwest pilots.
3. Stock options and CSPP that would supplement our retirement.
4. Productive work rules that would provide opportunity.
5. A health plan that we would never have to worry about.
6. The freedom from arguing about anything. It was all just gonna be taken care of. We weren't going to need rules or complicated processes.

NONE of that manifested itself. We've been f#ckin the dog since 2003.

The ONLY thing that happened was a fast upgrade and a barrage of Ford & Harrison strategy and lies.

So in my best "big boy" words:

I will be a "net detractor" on a go forward basis.

Capiche?

Why in the hell did you buy their BS?

$hit, I was watching TV at 2am the other night and I saw at least 4 different people telling me that I can be a millionaire working 2 days a week from home. Do you believe that too?

B6 is NOT a bad job, period. It's not as good as DL, WN, or any of the big guys, but I knew that coming in. I didn't believe the BS, but I never do anyway. I know if I get stuck here for 30 years, I'll be just fine. I also know it was far better than where I was at. Is B6 my career plan A? No way. But it's a damn good plan B.

Things are not terrible now. When a union comes, things will get better. But if you are complaining about a corporate manager lying to you, I can't help but LOL until I piss myself. I trust 1 person in this world when it comes to my career: ME. You should try that. They ALL lie. ALL of them. WITHOUT EXCEPTION. It's probably too late for guys like you to figure out, but the American business model is forever changed. It's no longer loyalty, building a strong company, hiring and retaining the best people. The new business model is P/E ratios, shareholder value, increase profits, lower costs, and transfer company ownership and make a bundle. The fact that you bought their bull$hit is not a bad thing for you, it just means they are good bull$hitters and you are from the old school, still believing in the business practices of the past.

They are long gone, never coming back.

I am a misanthrope when it comes to the workplace. It is an unfortunate attitude to have, but it is the correct one these days.

Never trust nobody. Ever. The days of trust are gone forever.

 

[pilotyip]

Oh my holy god, you're a nightmare. Crawl back to your office. Some of us are trying to have professional careers.

You and your pals want to have fun...go rent a Warrior.

Good friggin grief...

Public forum, so public comment. So am I reading you can not be a professional, have fun and like to fly at the same time. Man then I have pursued the wrong career. BTW Don't need to rent a Warrior, I own a C-172, teach people to fly, volunteer for a Warbird Museum, flying the B-17 and C-47.

I agree. Yip, liking to fly doesn't pay the mortgage, put the kids through college, pay the doctor when the family gets sick or provide me with an adequate retirement.

I do like to fly. I like it a lot.

I do NOT like being away from the family 4-5 days at a time. I do NOT like 12 hour days with 4 legs. I do NOT like the missed holidays, kids b-days, missed family dinners, working weekends....

This is not my hobby. This is NOT my hobby. This is my career. Period.

Well liking to fly has paid all my bills, going to provide for a nice retirement, and the beauty of this job is when you set the parking brake going into your days off; your time is your own. No project deadlines to keep you up at night, no customers calling you on Saturday night telling you of their problems BTW If being home all time is high on your list of priorities, then flying is not a career to pursue. School teaching would be a great choice; they get more time off than an airline pilot, home every night, and in good places make around 80K per year. Have a fantastic union almost impossible to get fired. If you like to fly separation comes with the job.

 

[a320drivr]

Are you willing to STRIKE for it?

Yep. No problem whatsoever.

 

[Smarta$$]

Yep, still no reason to accept less than we are worth.

 

[Smarta$$]

The original pilot total compensation package as presented in my interview by Barger/Neeleman/Spain touted:

1. Pay that would parallel Southwest pilots.
2. Benefits that would parallel Southwest pilots.
3. Stock options and CSPP that would supplement our retirement.
4. Productive work rules that would provide opportunity.
5. A health plan that we would never have to worry about.
6. The freedom from arguing about anything. It was all just gonna be taken care of. We weren't going to need rules or complicated processes.

NONE of that manifested itself. We've been f#ckin the dog since 2003.

The ONLY thing that happened was a fast upgrade and a barrage of Ford & Harrison strategy and lies.

So in my best "big boy" words:

I will be a "net detractor" on a go forward basis.

Capiche?

Just so we can add some context to your opinions and let everyone know how bad you actually have it, ballpark, what was your W2 last year?

 

[aewanabe]

I'm not sure of your point, Smartass. My w2 last year was the best it's ever been. There are several good things about working here. In your world that means I should be happy with the constant take always by management and their complete inability to abide by their own "values"?

 

[CapnVegetto]

I'm not sure of your point, Smartass. My w2 last year was the best it's ever been. There are several good things about working here. In your world that means I should be happy with the constant take always by management and their complete inability to abide by their own "values"?

No, what it means is that it makes you, (and all of us) look like entitled, greedy, pathetic whiners when you are in the top 10% of wage earners in the richest nation in the world and you are pissing and moaning like you are a starving African kid eating a small bowl of rice once a day with flies on his eyeballs.

It disengenuous.

There is nothing that says we can't vote in a union and fight for improvements, but if you cant live a very comfortable life on $100k plus a year, you have a serious problem and need to learn to manage your money better. Stop the bitching and vote in the union. Let things get better from there. But remember, there are about 20k plus people that would give their left nut to be where you are now.