roger__wilco
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- Oct 12, 2005
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I have nothing personal against any individual, but you can't tell me it was either work for one of these companies or starve. Instructing gets tiresome, when you work 7 days a week and have no life, that is not fun, but it is temporary, and you can definitely make ends meet. I instructed for a year and a half, which is a short time compared to many people back in the day. I simply chose to be more selective when looking for that next job. The constant "go where there is a quick upgrade" debate and people's views regarding that is just about different perspectives. Some people would rather have lesser work rules or pay to get that coveted turbine PIC. I personally will choose to work for a company that has upgrade somewhere in the realistic future, but more importantly, has quality work rules, good morale, and a semblance of stability (if that is even possible). The issue is companies like Mesa and G0j#ts. Mesa, which has unfathomable work rules and pay rates (not simply the hourly pay, but how the pay is calculated), and the other one, which directly stabs another pilot group's back. I realize that all regional pilots whether you are at Horizon, Comair, Expressjet, or Great Lakes, "lower the bar". We all are underpaid, especially initially. However, I knew all this stuff going into this volatile industry, and I can't think of another job I would rather do, and I am still a fool "living the dream". But I won't go to a company I believe to cause other pilot's to suffer, yet I won't be a cfi until I die either. Talk to me a few furloughs later and maybe I will have a different perspective.
