Originally Posted by
higney85
Easy to say, but for some hard to do. Not speaking personally, but I am friends with enough of those that you speak of to see both sides. Not saying I agree, but QOL and pay to easily live on (for a senior bidding CA) can make someone reconsider at the bottom of a list. I remember seeing something about after $100K it doesn't matter the pay compared to QOL for many. If someone lives on $75K a year and home every weekend and holiday, nobody can judge what is "right" for them but them with their families. Age 55 and in the 20's definitely carries a difference in decision making. I remember indoc and being told "we plan on this airline being your stepping-stone". Well, for some that can be 100% true, for others it may not be reality at the dinner table and openly discussing pro's and con's to jumping ship for plans of a better, yet unknown future.
All that has been solidified is that the next chapter of "the race to the bottom" which, seemingly, is being written. Maybe we should get a reality TV show so we can make some money. All snooki had to do was get a pregnant (mush mush) to pay for retirement. Well played myans...well played.
I flew with quite a few captains who said something along the lines of "Why would I leave 9E, I make $75k, and get 18 days off! NK/AT are just Pinnacle with airbuses! Virgin is going out of business! I'd never apply at XXX, the pay is too low!"
Now, a lot of those guys are commuting to DTW, or will get pushed out of MEM whenever delta decides to cut more flights next quarter, will get downgraded, etc etc. You should never get comfortable at a staffing company, especially one that is being run by the crew down in MEM.