I have not found another state job just common sense –
I realize I should have had enough sense to let Diesel’s last remark go unanswered. His statement about someone being with EJA not fighting for a contract made me a bit angry and I don’t do well responding in anger. I should have thought about it overnight and then replied.
What I was trying to convey without writing a book was that if my husband elects to go to work for EJA, he would have met their employment conditions. As far as trying to get better benefits, he would have been a part of the movement seeking improvements. A group in most cases is more powerful than a few individuals trying to make change. In my 98% example, our side lost because a bigger and more powerful group wanted something and they did what was in their best interest at the expense of the smaller group. We got over it and moved on. It was a very, very disappointing situation.
Regarding the contract as a tool to keep from getting a free ride – my view was that if he began working for EJA, and then a corporate job offer comes through this fall--I was willing to say pay the contact off and accept the corporate job because it would be closer to home. The benefit of paying the contract off would be gained in other ways. If the corporate job never materialized, then he would be working at an organization that had a future and good equipment. My husband is not a man to make promises only to walk away when the going gets tough. I have seen him pay from his own pocket to ensure a situation is as he promised.
My comment about being a state worker was to show the inequity in the pay for pilot positions. My comment was suppose to point out that I would be making more than someone who is responsible for the operation of very expensive equipment and the people who trust the safety of that equipment and the training of the crew. I work as an environmental health specialist who reviews applications for request to install onsite sewage drainfields and drinking water wells. I do field work taking soil samples to determine depth and size of a drainfield, or that the soil is not suitable to support treating wastewater from a home. Environmentalist would probably say I am underpaid for the responsibility of have, but then that is a matter of perspective I guess.
I deserved what Diesel wrote in reply to my comment. I attempted to contact the moderator and request the thread be deleted because my question had been answered and I could see where following comments would lead. I felt it was not necessary to waste anymore space on the subject. What I did not deserve was some of the comments following Diesel’s. I wanted opinions and information about EJA’s contract, not about my intellect and capabilities as a pilot wife. If this comes across as rambling nonsense, I humbly apologize. Any future posts will be better thought through and organized. I truly felt embarrassed even in this anonymity.