Most of you miss the mark of the OP's idea it's no wonder we have these problems.
It has nothing to with wanting to work all the extra shifts. It has to do with doing the right thing and getting paid for it. The OP states that only now that the reliable pilots and more hard working group are tied and burnt out because so many of you don't help a little. The companies now are stepping up to pay, but only after burning out the good pilots.
It has nothing to do with wanting to do all the work over, it has to do with protecting your job, your llife, your families life.
When shifts go unfilled and customers, areas covered, don't have an aircraft to cover the calls coming out of those areas they can just move on to another company. Which means they can close your base or you have to move to a different company.
Example- AMC has a contract but a bunch of you, its not my problems work there. The base has a poor conversion rate because of OOS due to you pilots not showing up for work when there is an opening, vacation, sick, or Vacant position. The customer decides to move on to another company.
One-They don't have to bring you over because your part of the problem
Two- Lets say Metro takes over the contract- You loose tons of Vac and Sick. Med Trans takes you over and you loose pay and benefits. These are truths because they do not offer the same coverage as AMC or choices.
Three- After all you pontificating and enjoying the good life off of other pilots backs, the bill comes due and now your out of the base you so dearly did not support.
Everyone in the company and your base know who you are, the ones that can't be counted on, the ones who shy away from hard task.
The sad thing, you were that way in the military, you were that way in civilian flight school. You were the guy wondering why is this GUY getting a training class over me(military), or why is this guy getting long line training over me(civilian). Because you suck and will always suck, and your kids will grow up seeing that work ethic, great job showing of to make the world a better place by not showing up.
I hope when the time comes in a real emergency, you might actually show up.
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