CoolSidePillow
RealEyesRealizeRealLies
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Old news, it's been happening well before you got into the airlines. Try the 80's! But there are several questions you have to ask.
1. Did he know the wages prior to taking the job?
2. Are there other airlines out there that pay better?
3. Did he have a choice, take the job at the wages or not?
There are several professions that have the same issues. Doctors, military, teachers and the list goes on.
1. Yes!
2. Yes! At the Major Airlines where you need tons of PIC time requiring many, many, many, did I say many, years at a regional airline. And with the 10 year upgrades at many of those airlines (Comair, Horizon, Eagle) and soon to be 5 plus year upgrades at other airlines (AWAC, PDT, PSA, TSA, ASA, ExJet,) One could very well be 40 or more years of age before even qualifying for a job at a Major. And even when one is qualified for a Major job, good luck finding one that is hiring, because of the mainline guys giving up scope like it's going out of style to protect the "haves" in this profession while saying to hell with the rest of us!
3.Life is full choices!
Doctors, Military, Teachers?? What the hell are you talking about? Are you talking about the Doctors that after a fixed period of time can count on not only earning a livable wage, but virtually a guaranteed 6 figure income?
A member of the military that after 20 years can retire with a fine pension at 40 years of age? The same age I might add that many regional pilots will be before even qualifying for a Major job, let alone get one!
A Teacher who after a given period of time gets tenure and earns the equivalent of what a regional CA makes?
Now go away you self righteous POD!
Doctors, Military, Teachers?? What the hell are you talking about? Are you talking about the Doctors that after a fixed period of time can count on not only earning a livable wage, but virtually a guaranteed 6 figure income?
A member of the military that after 20 years can retire with a fine pension at 40 years of age? The same age I might add that many regional pilots will be before even qualifying for a Major job, let alone get one!
A Teacher who after a given period of time gets tenure and earns the equivalent of what a regional CA makes?
Well you're not helping by shopping at walmart.Good point-
I love getting to line at Wal-Mart (or pretty much any other store,) and seeing some a-hole pull out one of those EBT cards and pay for crap I can't afford (nice, big steaks, etc.)
If I walk out of the store behind these people, they will invariably pull out a brand new I-Phone or Blackberry and start using in enroute to get into their $40K SUV.
-Real classy people.