Originally Posted by
RetireAlready
Ahh yes. The poor souls who've made north of $150-200k per year for the last 10+ years. But I digress. It's the fact that in one day, just one day, the junior guys (and by junior I mean the entire pilot group other than major captains) got screwed for five years. The top guys get an extra 5 yrs at the top while we got 5 yrs at the bottom. Not to mention furloughs and scope relaxation. Yea I really feel bad for those top dogs. And no, there's no way I want to or will work until I'm 65. Go play golf. Enjoy life. Fish. Spend time with family. I dont care. Let us have a chance to make more than $35k/yr.
Do you really know why you do not make more than $35K/yr.? This is why:
1: Aviation universities who charge you a small mortgage while enticing you all through college with dreams of flying international widebodies - and people who
willfully go into debt pursuing the "dream".
2: People who
willingly take jobs for minimum wage because of the "coolness factor".
3: Conflict of interest: major pilots who want to retain much of the flying while regional pilots want more of the flying so they can get the coveted "1000 hours PIC" and move onto a major all the while saying scope laws need to be improved at the majors so there will be more jobs but who
willfully accept flying the mainline routes at their respective regionals. Oh yeah, one union that usually represents both mainline and regional pilots with a built-in conflict of interest.
4: Jobs that were once considered time-builders or stepping-stones to a major are now career destinations for many. (related to point #3)
The top guys get an extra 5 yrs at the top while we got 5 yrs at the bottom.
Actually, you are also entitled to an extra 5 years if you want it too.
Yea I really feel bad for those top dogs. And no, there's no way I want to or will work until I'm 65.
Your choice. Nobody will force you to work past 60, nor will anyone feel sorry for you either. Good luck.
