Originally Posted by
randalis
Well luckily i know how to use dictionary.com, because ya'll have used alot of words I'm not exactly familiar with(being that I'm not in the industry yet). But I've found out that the pay is nothing like what the counselor tells you. Most pilots don't like their job (or at least those that post here). Alot of the senior pilots don't want new hires to come in to their territory in the hope that one day the pay will go up. I'm assuming their was alot of pay cuts after 9/11. I currently work in a warehouse slinging boxes all day. So I don't have dreams of joining the majors or Legacy. I just want to experience the feeling of freedom that ya'll signed up for in the first place. I'm actually hoping to be placed somewhere locally as an instructor. And I'd be lieing to ya'll and myself for that matter if I told you I didn't want to at least go reginal. Get to wear the beautiful suits. Get to control a huge aircraft to the best of your ability. Get the feeling of satisfaction when landing the plane at your destination and your passengers get to see their families again(holidays/business trips/other pilots heading home). I am well aware that I'm going to now get all the negatives from the people here. But as I said before, I'm learning from ya'll even the negatives hold some lessons.
Thanks again everyone for your time. It's been entertaining and informative. I hope to see ya'll in the air one day soon.
hey man dont let all the negativity and endless bi***ing on this site bring you down. i have found that most guys that really enjoy this job try to stay off of these sites, or at least take everything written as a grain of salt. This career is what you make of it, its not the greatest, but with a good schedule, some decent work rules, and a fair amount of time off, this job, in my own opinion, is one of the greatest jobs there is. But one thing is, you have to have a lot of patience to make it through some serious BS to get a decent QOL. I feel in the next ten years things will get a lot better for airline pilots, it couldnt get much worse.
But if you get a stable job, just show up and do it, and just let some minor stuff roll of your shoulder, the job is awesome.
You mostly hear about all the bad stuff on these forums but most people never post about their good experiences or why they continually do this job despite their unhappiness. I mean really, people that hate this job dont do it for the money, you could easily work construction or bartend and make more than any regional FO, but notice most people dont get out of the industry. Some do, but most would rather have a crappy airline pilot job, than a good normal job. Including myself, even the worse day of flying is usually better than the average joes work day. So dont let our half empty glasses ruin your drink, its what you make of it. Have fun!