Originally Posted by
Gunga Din
Valid point. And honestly that's probably the reason a lot of people go to spirit or jb etc. The math is different if your Jr. at a regional and 25 vs. a senior guy at 45. No way does the math make sense for a 45 year old making $125k at a regional coming to sit right seat in a bus for $75. It would take almost a decade to get even. In my opinion it would be worth the gamble to wait for the call. If your regional flew a bus this is exactly how it would pay.
Definitely won't take a decade. I'm hopeful we'll have a contract by then, lol. First year is horrendous but by 3rd year you can break 100K. Im hopefully you'll be able to break it second year pay come a new contract. Also Spirits business model is a much more viable option long term compared to an RJ job (IMO) anyway. Of course if you genuinely can't swing $40/hr first year it's completely understandable