Originally Posted by
CANAM
And this is precisely the attitude that scumbag regional airlines are counting on. "Hey come fly this shiny new jet for $21,000/year, because it's better that driving a service truck for the phone company!"
P.S. My buddy at the phone company also has rock solid job security. Until people stop using phones, internet and satelite TV, he's legally protected by a bulletproof contract.
My dad use to work for Southern Bell and he thought the same thing until the usual mergers and such came along. I will say that he ended up better than some I've known in the airline industries though.
I don't want to drive the service truck for the phone company (first of all I'm probably not technical enough for the repair job), secondly, times have certainly changed but as I mentioned above, it sounds like my dad was doing the same job as your friend and I know that he didn't make that kind of money. If what you say is true though, sounds like it is a more lucrative job than in the past.
Btw - me not wanting to drive a service truck doesn't make me have SJS. It means that I am a happier person when I am doing a job that I truly enjoy rather than driving a truck and installing telephones. You want NAVAIDs that work - I am there for you. You want a phone line in your house - your friend is there for you. We probably need (and want) both.
As far as the 1% of big money making legacy pilots....well that is why I'm not the one making statements like the one I pointed out. Those ALL and NEVER/EVER statements just usually don't work out very accurately.
USMCFLYR
Edit: I just saw the numbers 73M put up. Yep - that sounds more like my dad
