Originally Posted by
Cubdriver
I found an article stating that fully-automated property managers are coming soon. Most existing property managers are already on full autopilot as we know, but this is much more. The article said the automated property manager could all but eliminate the need for twenty-four year olds doing this job. It went on to say the technology can inspect dumpsters, call a tow truck, distribute flyers, charge a pet fee, raise the rent, and write an inane monthly newsletter as well as any human! I was flabbergasted. I am writing my congressman.
Cubdriver,
It isn't rocket science but it pays the bills better than any flying job I ever had or hoped to have. And that is my point, a lot of the things I do as a property manager are simple and humiliating but my value to society is much higher than when I was a pilot.
A guy in my town can make as much as a thousand bucks a day mowing lawns. (see work below) To me that is humiliating because as an airline pilot I only took home $ 492 every two weeks and was gone from base over 400 hours a month.
Why is it that simple jobs are often worth more than being a pilot? I am not trying to demean anyone but this should be alarming to pilots. Instead of arguing with me about mailmen pilots should rise up and fight for the profession.
I would be more than happy to be a mindless automaton for the airlines but I need to be paid and I need some professional security. Property managers are in demand and in every town. Not only does it pay the bills but my services are in demand and that is satisfying.
Skyhigh
$ 40/mow 4 mows per hour 8 hours in a day = $1280.