PAFie, all the management guns from Flight Ops up to the CEO have a package that pays on top of 'base' pay. If the company does poorly, they stilil get their 'base'. So I'm more than happy to sign up for the same deal as the CEO. Get my base pay and if things go fantastic then I'm rewarded. If things only go OK then I'm more than happy on a lesser bonus. If things go south then my base pay will suffice.
We've been articulating such a thing for a long time now but the CEO et al want us to put some of our pay 'at risk'. When they put some of their base pay at risk, i'll consider putting some of mine at risk. I reckon I'll be waiting a bloody long time.