Originally Posted by
bedrock
I'm sure he wasn't also "educated " that his company would close his base and force him to commute and spend additional money on hotels, that age 65 rule would be passed and because of it he would not be able to become a captain, that he would be furloughed, that his flow-through would disappear, that his benefits would be diminished, that his pay would be cut, that he would be threatened with losing his job and could not take another job without an even more severe pay-cut, that his managers would agree to profit losing contracts while taking bonuses for themselves, that his contract would be constantly violated, that he would not be paid correctly or on time, etc., etc.
The old guys don't understand our troubles and we don't understand theirs. A lot of them have been hammered as well. I think what is being missed understood here is that those of us who have spent 100k + on this career feel a little ripped off. With an hour of instruction costing over a $100 an hour, what choice did we have? Some of us approaching a decade as regional FOs! 30 years old with no house, no family no money in the bank, and debt up to your eyeballs. I think anyone on our generation feels the American dream has been taken away from us. We were told if you go to college you will get a good job. A lot of people graduating now cannot find a job. Or one that pays well. This is the problem we are facing.
I take fully responsibility for choosing this career and choosing to take on a high debt load. But what I won't take is some old guy telling me to sit down and shut up because I don't deserve to be paid a fair salary because I'm a regional pilot. We've all had troubles in this industry, so let's act like we are on the same team and not enemies.