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BrickTop

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Among a work group who's self-inflated sense of worth is fueling the disgruntled discussions surrounding the Delta TA's passing, it's more appropriate you halt this elementary political warfare and begin to shift acceptance to a simply dying "career field."

We are expendable and tangible labor. Period the end. You will likely find your long term securities, ambitions and needs more practically managed by learning to adapt to changing labor demands and reliquish our over-inflated self-weighted arrogance.

Every industry has a practical timeline and framework-requirement of "skilled labor." This was a skilled-labor career of a previous generation. Just as the early year skillets of the UAW era. Technology, demand, market force, self interest and employee freewill will continue to shape and reform the position to suit its viability.

The Delta TA should serve as a trend monitor and directional aid of industry forces. In business there has never been a rebirth of "yesterday's pay" for "tomorrow's need." The Airline Industry will only continue to see these kinds of reform and restructure as labor and product demand evolve.

The career has provided lavish for a select few who were fortunate enough to land themselves in the position. For most of us we will spend our careers chasing a pipe dream filled with ambition, anger, blaming our own and denial.

It is a morale crushing reality and I am equally disgruntled at the utter lack of payout this career has provided. But accepting and determing your relative role will offer far greater reward than pointing to a counterpart and employing and empty-minded blame game.

There still is a reasonable living and enjoyment this career can provide but it WILL NOT last forever. It is important you asses your position, practical direction and the requirements of the journey. Your self-esteem, contentment and security will see a far more rewarding payout if you begin employing an adaptive attitude.

Good luck to all.
 
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Nice to I cannot edit the grammar mistakes that autocorrect injected . Who's bright idea was it to put a time limit on edit functions?
 
Nice to I cannot edit the grammar mistakes that autocorrect injected . Who's bright idea was it to put a time limit on edit functions?

It was the Grammar Police. The time limit enables them to issue more citations and meet their monthly quota. :p
 
Well said Bricktop. Unfortunately, the control freaks won't understand what you're saying.
 
The only people I see complaining about it aren't Delta pilots.

DING DING DING. Actually we complained a lot about the TA. It's now our new PWA and we have to live with it and move on. A few of the die hards are still duking it out on the ALPA forums. I just find it funny how some of the most vocal guys complaining about it work under some of the worst contracts in the industry. RSRVWINDSURFR comes to mind.
 
Brick don't worry about your writting skills as that post is better than 95% of whats posted here. Spot on subject wise for sure.
 
In business there has never been a rebirth of "yesterday's pay" for "tomorrow's need."

That is incorrect. You must not be familiar with the home construction industry. Wages for skilled labor rise and fall with aggregate demand. And I'm sure that if I sat down and thought about this for a while, there would be many other occupations that have seen wages rise commensurate with labor supply shortfalls.
 
DING DING DING. Actually we complained a lot about the TA. It's now our new PWA and we have to live with it and move on. A few of the die hards are still duking it out on the ALPA forums. I just find it funny how some of the most vocal guys complaining about it work under some of the worst contracts in the industry. RSRVWINDSURFR comes to mind.

And then there's that tool st. nic from Us Airways.
And just look at how much they've accomplished in the last 7 years!:laugh:
 

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