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[Piedmonster]

who ya daady

You wonder why I complain? Just think what you would do when your company gives you 10 days off per month. You say thats great! thats two more than what I get, but remember I am not home at all for the other 21 days I am working, because they are all 4 day trips. Furthermore I can't plan anything on a day off because my company feels the need to always JR man me on a day off or extend me to do more flying when I am supposed to be getting done with a trip. You can sit there in your office and pass judgement on me. At least you get to sleep in your own bed every night, at least you can take care of yout kid and your wife every day. At least you get to celebrate Christmas at home with your kid and wife and watch them open gifts instead of talking on the phone. Same goes for Turkey day. You don't have it so bad believe me. Sitting in your office sounds very nice to someone like me

 

[N813CA]

Piedmonster


Come to Comair. It is way better then Piedmont. I was at Piedmont for 2 years and I have been at Comair for one. I am home Thanksgiving and Christmas with 14 days off. Loving it.

 

[starchkr]

Seems to me you guys should have thought about your soon to be schedules and way of life before you signed up for your current jobs. I agree with yo daddy on this one. If you were so concerned about your family and days off and such you should have learned something else in life. I too had to make a decision as to which job to take and because i treasure my family and lifestyle over anything else, i chose the one i did. Now i might not make as much money as some of you, but my 12 days off, all of which are weekends(friday-monday), plus all holidays makes me pretty happy. Oh yeah, and i get to sleep in my bed every night too.
You are the kind of people that will never be happy... always something to bitch about, whether its how much money you make, or how you can't get more than 12 days off per month(try asking the rest of the world how they live with only 8).

It's time to grow up and join the world of the working man/woman.

 

[Freight Dog]

not to mention the crappy quality of life that goes along with working at piedmont


Crappy quality of life???

I never knew that being a pilot was a crappy way of life. I'm sick of hearing pilots complaining about how hard it is living the pilot life, how hard our jobs are. When was the last time you sat in an office with no windows for 8 hrs. a day? Have you even thought about the men and women in the middle east fighting their a$$ off so you could have the privilage to fly? Being a pilot allows us the benefit to travel around wherever we want. Yeah, some of us may not have the greatest work schedules, but let's remember why we became pilots in the first place... our passion for flying. That is why most of us became pilots isn't it? If not, my advice to you is to get out of aviation ASAP! Life is TOO SHORT to go around pi$$ing an moaning about what isn't going right in your life. GET OVER IT!!!

Has it occurred to you that this may be the reason why regional pilots are so grossly underpaid? You know... at some point, you should start caring about your pay, quality of life, etc. and if you are at a regional or waiting to get on at one, or at some corporate operator I'd suggest you start caring NOW, growing a spine and getting some self-respect. It's not all about the view, or travel, or thrill of flying a jet or passion of flying.