Originally Posted by
soakingpilot
if someone votes down a pay package stating that they want something for everyone and that one should not complain about the rates they signed on too, does this make sense as they themselves signed on to the rates they work for hence are in fact just screwing a percentage of the pilots they wish to help?
a poem from a 1st yr Fo who cant afford the stamp to apply for foodstamps
If someone wasn't hired yet or waiting for a class and would get a full 12 months of higher pay, I could see them feeling slighted. But why would you lock yourself into years of crappy pay, so that you could make a little more for 6-8 months?
Everyone knows first year pay sucks. When your paying student loans back and making peanuts it sucks bad. But I knew the pay when I started and planned accordingly. My other half always gets a kick when people say "Oh you must have lots of money being a pilot" There is a reason I have steered my kids away from this profession.