Originally Posted by
Skypilotsv1984
They get a lot better benefits and pay than we get in the regionals, the should get that for the sacrifice thy give. If you think 50k/yr is pretty good for being a professional pilot then kindly stay the hell away from this industry. I didn't bust my ass to get through school and work to pay for flight training and sweat my ass off in
a Cessna teaching people how to land for an OK job making 50k/yr
. If 50k is all I should hope to earn then I sure as hell wouldn't have picked this. I never expected to get rich but I didn't expect to be eternally poor. If you're just excited as **** to fly an airplane and don't care about compensation stay out of this business, we don't wan you. I'm excited as **** to perform brain surgery, maybe they'll let me do it since I think 35k/yr is pretty good
. Yes I am mocking your smileys.
You clearly did not do your research before you busted your ass off in school (was it REALLY that hard?) or work (tell the truth, mommy and daddy paid didnt they) to think that you could actually make a descent living in this career. Sadly, only person to blame is your self. You are part of the entitlement generation who thinks that they should be flying the heavies getting paid 100,000/year and upgrade right when you get the mins. Please reexamine your "expectations" of this industry before shunning others.