We are not respected here. They raid our retirements here. They steal our family health care coverage here. They use bankruptcy laws to abrogate our labor agreements here, and use our wages as a cushion for management ineptitude. And that's just the major items.
At 42 I just could not see myself accepting a position that was offered to me in one of the legacies and take a 2/3 paycut in comparison with my job at a regional, (you read it correctly 2/3 paycut) and the sad thing about it is that it would have taken 6 years just to break even, "I've decided not to take that class date thank you"
And another airline called recently telling my wife that I should call HR. I haven't even returned their call, For what? Take a big paycut and start at the bottom?
The hell with it, I just went for the contract gig and if it doesn't work? I'm done with flying. After 24 years I've had just about enough airplanes to last me a lifetime.
Sorry for the venting
