Originally Posted by
tom11011
Heck, many of them never even worked at a regional. They left the military and were welcomed to the club with open arms.
I guess you never heard of the B scale. The whole concept is that you accept a lower pay scale as a "condition of employment." Back in the early '90s we accepted the B-scale (Thank you, APA!) as a condition of employment to gain access to that coveted Major Airline job.
It is amazing to me how many people have conveniently forgotten the fact that we went to work at half of the pay rate of those who held the same position but had gotten hired a year or two earlier.
That was the sacrifice that was required to grab the golden ring.
Originally Posted by
Delta1067
How about not taking the job if you aren't happy with the compensation package?
Great idea, but there are plenty of pilots who will suffer in the short term in order to grab that golden ring.