Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
Since being out of aviation I have been shocked to discover what the outside world earns for seemingly low rung jobs. Police, fire and UPS delivery men earn a regional captains wage after only a few years. My wife's uncle retired from delivering for UPS for 20 years and is very well off because of it.
In just a few years???? A good friend of mine is a UPS delivery driver. He spent 7 years as a package loader just to get the seinority to hold a driver position. That was 8 years ago. He makes just about what a 3 year CA makes at most regionals. And he works his A$$ off.
The industry, as bad as it is, still provides a quicker way to get to decent pay as compared to those "seemingly low rung jobs".
Now before I get flamed, I do not think that we get paid enough for what we do. I was merely stating some facts to add to this discussion.