Originally Posted by
flybywire44
Some feel that the future upgrades more than makeup for the disgusting first year pay... 5-6 year narrow body captain & 15 year 777 captain.
All new hire pilots are getting a signing bonus as well—those hired before March 2012 get the full signing bonus.
Actually it's before February 8th, 2013 that new hires get the full signing bonus.
Does first-year pay suck? Absolutely, however, 2nd year on the little Bus, I'll be making more than I did as a 9th year RJ Captain. I have no regrets about the move.
I think the "I can't afford it" excuse is covering up for other things. You plan ahead and make sacrifices for a year. I wonder if it isn't something else. I'm sure there were guys I have flown with that couldn't handle being an FO again.