Originally Posted by
Freighter Captain
Surely tens of thousands.
Some pilots here at UPS get myopic, and are unable to see the big picture. Second year pay of $150K is no different from getting hired at American and becoming an MD-80 captain at Year 2.
Plus, he would enjoy at Year 2 more time off than an MD-80 captain in LGA.
We have our downsides at UPS, but overall guys aren't leaving because of the good pay and TIME OFF (my junior crashpad roomie-- bottom 5% in domicile-- got four weeks off utilizing one week of vacation).
You Sir, are exactly correct! It's a tough world out there and guys are going to flock to UPS in the hopes of landing a really good paying job, because a lot of them have been flying as hard or harder schedules, for companies paying one fifth what they can expect to earn at UPS. The problems you suffer with there are of little concern to those not fortunate enough to be able to suffer right along with you. Once there, it might be a different matter, but from an outsider's point of view, the grass is certainly much greener at big Brown.