Originally Posted by MightEBeech

Please, enlighten me as to what a "good pilot job" would entail?

I have someone very close in my life who flew F-15's then went to AA. He has been an FO for 20+ years. No Captain because of the lack of growth in the company. Guess what? He loves his life and his job. He makes the best with what he has to work with. (which is significantly less than what he thought he would be making at this point)

Anyone who thinks that little baby Great Lakes is keeping there from being good pilot jobs is mistaken. You can't say a BE1900 crew is holding back the industry because of their pay/QOL. The legacies don't give a care as to what a small turboprop operator is doing. Oh, and we don't take mainline flying away, as if that isn't said enough on here.

Only thing GL does is produce some excellent pilots who are willing to make ends meet on low pay. But don't be mistaken, when the time comes the pilots at Lakes will make a stand for better pay/QOL.
A good pilot job is one that the person who is in the seat upfront is enjoying what they do. I would say flying F-15's is a good job. I would say flying a 777 is a good job. I would say flying the BE1900 is a good job. They all pay you money, some more than others. Get over it.

My .02