Originally Posted by unitedflyier

Well I did get hired by a legacy and it was not all it was cracked up to be. 2 furloughs always on the bottom of seniority on reserve. Never had a weekend Christmas Thanksgiving, New Year mothers day, father day off. All trips non commutable start at before 6.30am finish after 10pm some after midnight. Never made more than $74k a year even working 95 hours a month. 11-12 day off a month. No trip trading. Vacation paid at 2.8 hours.

My advice if you want more money and a better schedule go find another career. It's not going to get any better. The general public wants cheap travel. They don't care about your 15 year old car, living on food stamps, not being able to send your kids to college, crashpads or even worse living in flight ops.

Whats done is done we can't turn the clock back. The government doesn't have the will to change anything. Bringing back regulation or ending the railway labor act it not an election winner. Corp America has you by the short and curlys, they have more lobbyists, that have more cash and friends in high places.

My advice for anyone that loves aviation find a job that pays very well and buy your own airplane and fly for fun. Out sourcing will continue.