Originally Posted by
Packrat
A regional that flies big jets. Sadly, this is what the industry is coming to if people continue to accept this kind of job. By using it as a "stepping stone" to something better you're ensuring that "something better" will descend to this lower common denominator.
For those of us not part of the trust-fund club we have to work and I've not a met a person here that hasn't improved their financial situation by taking this job. If I had taken a job at AirTran, one of the lowest paid carriers at the time, I'd be sitting on one of the best salaries right now at what is the largest and most stable domestic airline in the country. United furloughs what? 1,000+ pilots every decade? American has had folks let go for what? 15 years? You roll the dice wherever you go. If you actually wanted to make real money you'd leave this industry, go back to school, and/or enter a profession that isn't becoming exponentially easier and obsolete with technology. Gosh I guess the pay will only go up! I mean that's the trend since deregulation, right?
