Originally Posted by
Ottolillienthal
Jeff's suit cost more than my pick up truck. I've been flying since age 15, commercially since 22, and majors since 29. Now over 40 and my pay day hasn't come in yet. Still living off borrowed money from my 401K and I fly 100 hours a month on the B-777 as an FO.
Please, lets talk about fair..........................
No retirement, no benefits worth speaking of, 150K a year that spends like 80K a year and with three kids in private school. If I could fly more than 100 hours a month I would do it just to keep in the black, but sometimes I feel so darn tired it's just hard to wake up and pack my bag for another death march around the world.
Fair and equitable................I don't think Jeff gets it and I know he doesn't understand this profession.
I think that there are over 1400 furloughed UA guys that might have some pretty sage advice on how to manage on 150K without dipping into your 401K.
The irony is that part of the strategy for securing a contract that would help alleviate all of your stated woes is to be financially independent if a strike should come to pass.
Will you be ready to stand next to your brother and sister should the time come? They are counting on you.