Seniority!
A better seniority should grant the pilot better conditions!
If you are a more senior FO, or Capt, it's to assume you have family with children (stereotyped), therefore it's only fair that this pilot gets more time at home, if he wants! It shouldn't bother a pilot to "suffer" the first years, because he knows the company (not GF) will provide better conditions as the career progresses!
Seniority for:
- promotions and transfers
- demissions or demotions in restructuring phases
- vacations
- salary grades
- staff travel
- base wishes
- block wishes
- food wishes
- prettier FA
- and so on
Now that GF is braking this rule (again), what's left for us here?
LNB