Survey: Now that we all have our W-2s....

[wahoo250]

ha ha ha...yeah im done im going to spend my weekly earnings at the bar. see ya

 

[rchcfi]

OK, to make this fun from an up and comer.......


$34423/Alaska Bush Flying+Fire Fighting+135 Charter/Whatever year this is..who cares/648 hours flown/1763 cycles

 

[bobs98tlr]

just remember...its a hooby when you pay for it... its a job when it pays you. Im not saying don't enjoy it; just differentiate it. I'm happy with my job. You'll see when people start asking you to do things for "the fun of it"... $ pays the bills, not fun. Also remember professional athletes and singers are doing what they enjoy....you dont see the NHL players backing down because they are not having fun this year do you?

Good point....

 

[captboy2001]

looks like ups and fedex wins the wage war...its about time someone put southwest in there place....and 2 more cents......its pathetic they hire military people with less then 2000hrs.. im not jealous of that...its as bad as commuters hiring guys with 500hrs.

 

[SWA/FO]

Our jets look better.

 

[alaskaplt]

Our jets look better.

Except for the old corndog looking ones

 

[Freight Dog]

Aloha Airlines

58k/2nd year FO/B737NG/on reserve most of the year. Not including per-diem.

 

[Swaayze]

12th year in the industry, made $17,400. Was a 3 week DoJet CA prior to co. shutdown, then 3 1/2 mos unemployment, then newhire FO for 2 different regionals the rest of the year. What a dipshi* I must be.

 

[furloughfodder]

Well at least we can both agree that neither of us can undererstand what the other is saying!

Took offense with pay issues that furloughfodder brought up in a snide matter. YOU BET!

Sorry about the "snide" remarks…I just get tired of all the LUVers out there bragging about their pay and how smart they were to make the "decisions" they made 5 years ago to work for LUV.



The thing no one talks about is how 5 years ago, when the majors were hiring like mad, you guys at LUV were bailing like rats on a sinking ship. You guys were all applying to the majors, and now, the ones who failed to get hired by a major back then and were stuck there at LUV brag all the time about what an excellent choice you made to "stay" at LUV. Like you had a choice.



Anyway, I hope the best for you all. But please remember, this industry is crazy. You may be at the top of your game right now, but no one knows what the future holds. Learn a lesson from us guys from the majors, the bigger they get the harder they fall. I know all of you think you are invincible right now, but things can change. Good luck!


[FLAME ON]

 

[Jim Smyth]

History has taught us in aviation, no one is invincible. I am at SWA because that is who I got hired by when my last company went of of business in 1991/92 time frame. I knew nothing about SWA before being hired here. At that time SWA wouldnt have been in my first few choices if I had one to make while being unemployed. However with that said its been a great place to work. I feel very fortunate to be where I am and am glad it worked out the way it did. I hope everyone finds happiness and good fortune in aviation at some point. Sometimes its better to be lucky than good. Sorry for some of my comments that may have been off center. Your comments just struck my nerve wrong.

 

[ivauir]

I just wish someone could tell me what I'll be making in ten years!

 

[Jeff Helgeson]

Let's just hope it's not Quarterpounders!

I just wish someone could tell me what I'll be making in ten years!

Who knows, I just might be your McManager!

 

[GVFlyer]

......its pathetic they hire military people with less then 2000hrs.. im not jealous of that...its as bad as commuters hiring guys with 500hrs.

Right ... get a grip, son. That military pilot has a degree, a million dollars worth of flight training, and may have been flying a $50 million dollar fighter for 10 years doing things you never dreamed of, in places you don't want to go to get that 2,000 hours. Sure, that's about equivalent to a commuter hiring some guy with 500 hours of pop-bang time and a GED to fly their Beech 1900.

GV









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[SWA/FO]

Yeah, whatever.

 

[capt. megadeth]

2003 4th year UAL F/O 134K
2004 Mortgage Loans 40K
2005 Skywest CRJ F/O 34K if im lucky!

2005 outlook : Possible foreclosure bankruptcy or both...

Still paying my phone bill waiting for that SWA call...

Dude, I feel for ya that you lost your job at UAL but WTF.....your mortgage is over $3000 a month? Sell the house dude! Buy a smaller one....it's ok.

 

[Muddauber]

Right ... get a grip, son. That military pilot has a degree, a million dollars worth of flight training, and may have been flying a $50 million dollar fighter for 10 years doing things you never dreamed of, in places you don't want to go to get that 2,000 hours. Sure, that's about equivalent to a commuter hiring some guy with 500 hours of pop-bang time and a GED to fly their Beech 1900.

GV

Thanks GV, couldn't have said it better myself...

Muddy

 

[AA717driver]

$125,000.

Minus health insurance--$120/mo.

Minus used school bus purchase--$3500.00 (it was pretty run out)
Minus hot plate and pans--$15.00
Minus 10 gal. of benzine--$25.00
Minus a case of sudafed--$100.00

Two months income from mobile meth lab--$25,000.

Look for me in a mall parking lot near you.TC

 

[GEXDriver]

Quote:

......its pathetic they hire military people with less then 2000hrs.. im not jealous of that...its as bad as commuters hiring guys with 500hrs.

Right ... get a grip, son. That military pilot has a degree, a million dollars worth of flight training, and may have been flying a $50 million dollar fighter for 10 years doing things you never dreamed of, in places you don't want to go to get that 2,000 hours. Sure, that's about equivalent to a commuter hiring some guy with 500 hours of pop-bang time and a GED to fly their Beech 1900.

GV

Yeah, whatever.

Jealousy raises it's ugly head at Southwest (and elsewhere).

 

[:-)]

Right ... get a grip, son. That military pilot has a degree, a million dollars worth of flight training, and may have been flying a $50 million dollar fighter for 10 years doing things you never dreamed of, in places you don't want to go to get that 2,000 hours. Sure, that's about equivalent to a commuter hiring some guy with 500 hours of pop-bang time and a GED to fly their Beech 1900.

GV

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you.......................

The Aviiiaaaatiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooooooonnnnnnnn Gooooooood!.

Hey GV, try reading the post you responded to again.

captboy did not try and show equivilence between military fighter gods and 500 hour 1900 FO's. It was obvious to me that he didn't agree with either one being the best choice as airline newhires.

out.

 

[SeaSpray]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you.......................

The Aviiiaaaatiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooooooonnnnnnnn Gooooooood!.

Hey GV, try reading the post you responded to again.

captboy did not try and show equivilence between military fighter gods and 500 hour 1900 FO's. It was obvious to me that he didn't agree with either one being the best choice as airline newhires.

out.

Another guy who couldn't make it into military flight training speaks his mind.




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