Blue Dude
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- Joined
- Mar 28, 2003
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Well, Intruder, I could make the argument that JB raised the bar, not lowered it. You appear upset that JB didn't spring into existence as a major airline, with a major airline contract. How could it? However, the pay at JetBlue is better than any other three yr old airline has been, better than any but most (not all) major airlines now. What about the pay at Spirit, Frontier, National (gone now), Vanguard (also gone), Southeast, Allegiant, and even America West? They all have (or had) less pay and benefits than JetBlue offers and they all have (or had) been around longer than JetBlue. And you say it's JetBlue dragging down industry wages?
You appear upset only that JetBlue dares to be successful as opposed to bleeding like most others, not that it doesn't pay as well as you want them to. Otherwise you would pick on the lowest paid carrier, which is certainly not JetBlue. That's just sour grapes, man, get over it.
An understatement. I could not possibly care less about pay scales at other airlines. I am content with my own pay and that's good enough for me. If it never increased except for inflation, I would remain content. I see no reason to trash an employer that offers me a job that I enjoy, and that provides a very adequate income that my family counts on, just so that people like you will think better of me. That seems to be your problem to solve, not mine.
I owe no duty to the industry, the profession, etc. that is any higher than the duty I owe to myself and my own family. To believe otherwise is socialism, by definition. If the wages and working conditions aren't good enough for you, don't participate. But you have no right to demand that I not be satisfied with them and not participate.
And now I'll head off the predictable "argument" to come, the scab ploy. I sound just like a scab talking so I must really be one or would be one, right? Well, no, I wouldn't. The reason why is because if I did scab, the job would not longer be enjoyable and no longer worth the sacrifices. Social pressure does work, but it's not to be confused with acting for the "greater good", whatever monstrosity that happens to be at the time. First and foremost, I would act in my own self-interest. Therefore, I would either walk a picket line if the reasons for doing so were good enough, or I would quit and do something else. Fortunately, I am not concerned about having to make that choice in the foreseeable future.
You appear upset only that JetBlue dares to be successful as opposed to bleeding like most others, not that it doesn't pay as well as you want them to. Otherwise you would pick on the lowest paid carrier, which is certainly not JetBlue. That's just sour grapes, man, get over it.
An understatement. I could not possibly care less about pay scales at other airlines. I am content with my own pay and that's good enough for me. If it never increased except for inflation, I would remain content. I see no reason to trash an employer that offers me a job that I enjoy, and that provides a very adequate income that my family counts on, just so that people like you will think better of me. That seems to be your problem to solve, not mine.
I owe no duty to the industry, the profession, etc. that is any higher than the duty I owe to myself and my own family. To believe otherwise is socialism, by definition. If the wages and working conditions aren't good enough for you, don't participate. But you have no right to demand that I not be satisfied with them and not participate.
And now I'll head off the predictable "argument" to come, the scab ploy. I sound just like a scab talking so I must really be one or would be one, right? Well, no, I wouldn't. The reason why is because if I did scab, the job would not longer be enjoyable and no longer worth the sacrifices. Social pressure does work, but it's not to be confused with acting for the "greater good", whatever monstrosity that happens to be at the time. First and foremost, I would act in my own self-interest. Therefore, I would either walk a picket line if the reasons for doing so were good enough, or I would quit and do something else. Fortunately, I am not concerned about having to make that choice in the foreseeable future.
