Dolce
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- Oct 19, 2010
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GP,
Just like us when we bought Morris Air...not everyone would've been qualified to step foot on property if their airline wasn't acquired. We also hired several pilots whose fathers were someone back in the day. Nepotism at it's best, but they met the hiring requirements.
I'll tell you the truth, I'm worried about my career progression at SWA. I see people who couldn't get hired here, or didn't through interview, possibly move ahead of me. I specifically know one AT Capt who was such a tool in the military, he was black-balled by all his former squadron bros...he's four years junior DOH to me! Two years ago AT was begging for someone to acquire them? Today they're the greatest thing since sliced bread! Couple of questions which I would like someone to honestly answer from AT:
- If things were so great, why did you vote 97% to strike?
- Why do you honestly think SWA quit hiring and growing several years
ago? I want you to really look at the big picture on this one.
- If AT was so profitable, why is the $1.4B purchasing price going to cost us
$3.4B? (This came from managements mouth when I was in training. Stated
we were mainly buying slots and "ATs debt" because they don't own hardly
anything. Found this interesting.)
- Why does SWA not fly this very near "International Flying" AT does? (It has
nothing to do with our aircrews or aircraft spontaneously combusting once
borders are crossed!)
- Do any of you really fear you may end up working for GH with a fence? Not
flame baiting...just wondering. (Same management said the "head shed" was
very aware of what would happen, in regards to it's culture, if current
employees were handed the proverbial sh!t sandwich.)
- What exactly are the gains you see for current SWA employees? (Promise of
growth doesn't count until it actually happens, loss of profit sharing since there
will be $2.0B of debt to pay off, quicker upgrades...see promise of growth,
international flying (only if it's real international flying and not island
hopping/Mexico...then AT can keep it!))
I would like an honest answer from an AT employee...bitter, flame-baiting DAL
trolls excluded! Look at it from the SWA pilots position...our gains are only promises from management, and everyone in this industry knows how much you can count on promises. We're not afforded a tremendous bump in pay, better QOL, better benefits or working for a profitable company where the pilots were never so disenchanted they voted to burn down the house! I would like a non-ALPA generated answer of how SWA pilots are going to benefit from this acquisition (managements words...told they don't consider this a merger either)?
D
Just like us when we bought Morris Air...not everyone would've been qualified to step foot on property if their airline wasn't acquired. We also hired several pilots whose fathers were someone back in the day. Nepotism at it's best, but they met the hiring requirements.
I'll tell you the truth, I'm worried about my career progression at SWA. I see people who couldn't get hired here, or didn't through interview, possibly move ahead of me. I specifically know one AT Capt who was such a tool in the military, he was black-balled by all his former squadron bros...he's four years junior DOH to me! Two years ago AT was begging for someone to acquire them? Today they're the greatest thing since sliced bread! Couple of questions which I would like someone to honestly answer from AT:
- If things were so great, why did you vote 97% to strike?
- Why do you honestly think SWA quit hiring and growing several years
ago? I want you to really look at the big picture on this one.
- If AT was so profitable, why is the $1.4B purchasing price going to cost us
$3.4B? (This came from managements mouth when I was in training. Stated
we were mainly buying slots and "ATs debt" because they don't own hardly
anything. Found this interesting.)
- Why does SWA not fly this very near "International Flying" AT does? (It has
nothing to do with our aircrews or aircraft spontaneously combusting once
borders are crossed!)
- Do any of you really fear you may end up working for GH with a fence? Not
flame baiting...just wondering. (Same management said the "head shed" was
very aware of what would happen, in regards to it's culture, if current
employees were handed the proverbial sh!t sandwich.)
- What exactly are the gains you see for current SWA employees? (Promise of
growth doesn't count until it actually happens, loss of profit sharing since there
will be $2.0B of debt to pay off, quicker upgrades...see promise of growth,
international flying (only if it's real international flying and not island
hopping/Mexico...then AT can keep it!))
I would like an honest answer from an AT employee...bitter, flame-baiting DAL
trolls excluded! Look at it from the SWA pilots position...our gains are only promises from management, and everyone in this industry knows how much you can count on promises. We're not afforded a tremendous bump in pay, better QOL, better benefits or working for a profitable company where the pilots were never so disenchanted they voted to burn down the house! I would like a non-ALPA generated answer of how SWA pilots are going to benefit from this acquisition (managements words...told they don't consider this a merger either)?
D
