Low self esteem ? Hardly. Pragmatic and realistic ? Totally. We don't work for an organisation that is bound by a) any sense of loyalty b) any moral imperative to behave decently and most importantly c) is not bound to respect any form of leverage nor normalised industrial labour relations (excepting the bases that are mere drops in the ocean) that a first world employer does. Therefore it is asinine to keep comparing us to Delta, United, AA etc. Compare us to SQ, (no expats left save the cargo outfit ) EVA and you have a realistic view. And that is the saddest thing of all. How far this outfit has fallen down the ladder of once great jobs.
So,yes, the answer is if you have ticked all the requirements to be at a US major you wouldn't be posting on here as to how great a deal Delta are getting. You'd be long gone.