Originally Posted by PeezDog

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.