Originally Posted by
ANPBird
How much will I be gone from home then? I will have more days off at a regional than I do now.......... work less hours, even with a commute to a base I live by. I will be taking a pay cut for a year, by second year I will make more than I do now and even make up the pay from the first. So if making more money over the next 5 years (at a regional) than what I will make now, spending more time with my family than I currently do makes me irresponsible, then I guess I am.
Would you be a better family man if you:
a). Work at a job you didn't want to even be at?
b). Was happy working at a job you loved?
What kind of person doesn't want to work and live where they have always wanted too. Do you tell your kids they cant grow up to what they want to be? By your standards nobody that has kids or a family should be a pilot. I guess there will be a shortage of pilots because 70% of the workforce just quit! I will go to work, be happy, and do what I can everyday to help raise the state of the regional industry while I am there.
I'm on your side! I'd rather be poor and do what I want for a living then to be rich and hate what I do for a living. Besides making $65,000 a year working avg 15 to 18 days a month, is not poor! You just can't compare this job, er profession with anything else. All the travel benefits to boot come on kids look around. For most of you this is the best job mom and dad could ever buy you!
