Ask those you claim from USair, AA, DL/NWA, UA/CO, etc., if they hated their company prior to 9/11. After that date MGMT has taken a hard ball approach towards any improvements to employee benefits. They have slashed pay, retirements, benefits, etc. on the back of the line pilots, MX, FA's, etc.; all the while, while taking out big bonuses for themselves for meeting self regulated goals and gateways, and cutting employee expenses.
After you get "hit" on the head so many times by your MGMT team, who needs more and more concessions to meet THEIR goal for bonuses, yes you will most likely get bitter also. But, the bitterness is towards the MGMT of the company and not the company itself. I can almost guarantee you that any one of the ones you referred to as hating their company, really hate the way the company is run and the people who run it, and not the company itself.
Also ask any one of the pilots you claim hate their company if they would trade their position of having a CBA and a seat at the table when concessions are asked for; whether it is ALPA-APA-SWAPA etc., and no-matter how much they disagree with their Union, for a position of "Direct Relationship" without a seat at the table.
Just something to think about..........
After you get "hit" on the head so many times by your MGMT team, who needs more and more concessions to meet THEIR goal for bonuses, yes you will most likely get bitter also. But, the bitterness is towards the MGMT of the company and not the company itself. I can almost guarantee you that any one of the ones you referred to as hating their company, really hate the way the company is run and the people who run it, and not the company itself.
Also ask any one of the pilots you claim hate their company if they would trade their position of having a CBA and a seat at the table when concessions are asked for; whether it is ALPA-APA-SWAPA etc., and no-matter how much they disagree with their Union, for a position of "Direct Relationship" without a seat at the table.
Just something to think about..........
I've heard some friends bragging on how they fly the "big" equipment, and that I need to upgrade from the "small" corporate jets. Must be compensating for something!! I tell them that they need to get over themselves. I get paid more, awesome benefits, more time off, don't have to commute, more enjoyable trips....BUT, it is a small jet. Hmmm, let me give that up to fly something bigger?? No way.
