Angus Khan
a Festivus miracle
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2006
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- 37
Deep down I consider airline work not much more than day-labor. I'll fight like hell to change it back into a profession again, but there's a lot of pilots that are still working for day-labor money and work rules.
I understand the frustration in the airline pilot profession. It's been bad news after bad news for years now. However, as an AA furloughee now for 6 years, let me tell you, it's often quite better on the inside than out here. "Day-labor" out here means being on call 24/7, inconsistent training, truly poor compensation, aircraft being sold out from underneath you, no protection from employer abuses, no sick time, little to no 401K matching, etc. Rest rules, whatever.
I'm not saying things shouldn't be better at AA, just that it's likely better than most of what's available out here and lots of people would like your job.
Though I'd have to bypass initially to avoid being furloughed AGAIN, I look forward to going back someday.