Should captain pay top out at 150K?

[Mamma]

Well, at least she never has to buy d0uchebags, she's married to one . . . so you've got that going for you

Hands down funniest FI quote of the year!

 

[clickclickboom]

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My point was simply, if someone can't survive on $107K/year with a wife and three kids, while I've got 22 year olds that can do it on 1/3rd of that, he needs to reevaluate.

Way to jump to conclusions though and make yourself look like an ass.



You CHOOSE to put away a ridiculous amount for college fund.

You CHOOSE to have a mortgage on what I hope is a $300,000 house.

You CHOOSE to carry two car payments and have some outrageous utility bills. I remember growing up with my dad as an airline pilot making ******************** at Republic, we were a one car family.

You're not starving on $107K/year, and if you can't survive on that, again, you've got priority issues. It can be done, there are luxuries you seem to deem as priority.[/quote]
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Then maybe you should take a paycut since life is so sustainable on $2000 per month.. ???

2 used cars are a luxury? Maybe living on a boat or in a big city with a transit system but not when you have to drive an hour to get the the airport to commute to work. Wake the wife up at 3am and load up the kids to drive daddy to work?

Have you added up utility costs? $500 is not expensive. Some winter months my gas bill is $400 alone and that is with the heat set on 65

I am sure your 22 yr old sailors can make it on $35,000 a year but with my remarkably plain life I get by just barely

 

[waka]

Sorry but I think I'd be going to work while you were picketing.

Sorry but, I think I'd deny you a jumpseat for the rest of your career for being a spineless scab.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

instructordudeThis user is on your Ignore List.

This feature has made my FI experience so much more enjoyable, the only flaw is that some of you keep quoting. I just don't get why you waist your time

 

[Amish RakeFight]

I don't bother ignoring posters. Rarely does someone get under my skin on a message board. Nor should they.

I actually find instructordude's posts quite entertaining. He certainly adds some comic relief to the thread. God help us though, if none of it is an act! :erm:

 

[L'il J.Seinfeld]

Even I think Instructor dude is crazy. I'm just saying that capts that think they deserve 300k are nuts. We even have some at UPS that brag about making 400k. Given the supply of pilots there is no way we should be making that.

 

[SIG600]

You choose to be an idiot . . . . I don't. Unfortunately, with pukes like you willing to settle for less, we all have an uphill battle.


YOU CHOOSE to do my job for less

YOU CHOOSE to be a doormat

YOU CHOOSE to live in a dumpster

YOU CHOOSE to send your kids to crappy schools

YOU CHOOSE to be at the bottom of your profession

YOU CHOOSE to be a fool.

I CHOOSE not to argue with you.

You're willing to do my job for 50% less, apparently. How nice for you. Have a nice day . . . don't tip the van driver, you're over your monthly budget, and your wife is out of tampons.

Well, at least she never has to buy d0uchebags, she's married to one . . . so you've got that going for you

I actually CHOSE to leave the airline industry because of the downward spiral. I won't go back. No camaraderie, everyone looking out for themselves, and paranoid that management is out to get them. Paycuts, job security, BS, you guys can have it. I won't do your job at 50% pay. I won't do your job period. It sucks and there's no satisfaction in it, so stop sweating it.

And just in case you're wondering, I have a nice house, a garage full of motorcycles, and I'm single. Having way to much fun as a single fighter pilot in my late 20's to be married. Nice shots though. For a 6th grader.

 

[AvroJockey]

Actually the whole point of the union is socialism, the original poster is arguing against that.

I beg to differ.

If you read any microeconomics book it will tell you one of the main duties of a union is to use capitalistic principles to increase the median price of its product (increase labor wage rates). However, ALPA has failed miserably at this. It's still stuck in the dark ages of regulation.

The first thing they should have done was implement a national seniority list. The second thing they should have done was define the qualifications of professional pilots. If you define who can be a professional pilot, then you control the supply of pilots...kinda like OPEC.

The fact is most professional associations, such as the AMA, ADA, etc. have more power over its labor resource than ALPA.

 

[Mamma]

And just in case you're wondering, I have a nice house, a garage full of motorcycles, and I'm single. Having way to much fun as a single fighter pilot in my late 20's to be married. Nice shots though. For a 6th grader.

Thanks for sharing as we were all wondering! You sound a lot like Culpepper! Go get em Mav!

http://www.mdculpepper.org/

 

[SIG600]

And you guys all wonder why public opinion of airline pilots is so low. Bunch of cry babies ONLY making 107K/year. Get real. Wow am I glad I got out (and why my old man hates his job so much). 30 years at a major, and he can't wait to retire. If only you could hear how the old guys talk about you.

 

[clickclickboom]

And you guys all wonder why public opinion of airline pilots is so low. Bunch of cry babies ONLY making 107K/year. Get real. Wow am I glad I got out (and why my old man hates his job so much). 30 years at a major, and he can't wait to retire. If only you could hear how the old guys talk about you.

sig its okay dont take offense you live a life where YOU are #1 with your " Garage Full Of Motorcycles "

Thats great and I encourage you to enjoy your situation as long as you desire because some day when you meet that certain person and she drops a few kids out you will look back on your posts and realize that you were totally absorbed and inmature.

That is not an insult we have all gone through it and I know all you can do is read a post and relate it to your own situation and draw a conclusion. It wasnt to long ago that I was in my mid 20's single, captain, new car every year, numerous hotties, living the life..

The majority of men out there wake up one day and realize that they have gone from number 1 to somewhere below number 4 on the family sen list.

It will happen and your outlook will become future oriented and not what color bike do i ride to the base today oriented...

Been there done that got over myself and have three kids and a wife to support for the next 18 years..

 

[Green]

And you guys all wonder why public opinion of airline pilots is so low. Bunch of cry babies ONLY making 107K/year. Get real. Wow am I glad I got out (and why my old man hates his job so much). 30 years at a major, and he can't wait to retire. If only you could hear how the old guys talk about you.

you're not the only one who is glad you got out. Please don't ever come back...

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

And you guys all wonder why public opinion of airline pilots is so low. Bunch of cry babies ONLY making 107K/year. Get real. Wow am I glad I got out (and why my old man hates his job so much). 30 years at a major, and he can't wait to retire. If only you could hear how the old guys talk about you.

Gonna be playing volleyball with all the sweaty guys, Mav? Don't forget to shower.

 

[Mamma]

And you guys all wonder why public opinion of airline pilots is so low. Bunch of cry babies ONLY making 107K/year. Get real. Wow am I glad I got out (and why my old man hates his job so much). 30 years at a major, and he can't wait to retire. If only you could hear how the old guys talk about you.

If only you could hear how us in the AF talk about guys like you hotshot. I would suggest you leave this thread.

 

[SSDD]

I'll admit I didn't read this entire thread, so I'll pose this question: If 150K is not enough, what would be adequate compensation? Someone pointed out that adjusted for inflation, early 1970's pay would equate to about 750K. Is that what the average pilot should be making?

Just asking...