Originally Posted by
Avroman
Gladly will if you want to make up the pay difference... I can't afford 4 year FO pay here ( I lived it last year and still am trying to pay off the debt of being a sole income parent on it ) And there are more than 5 of us.... course there are a lot more than 5 from other companies that are comfortably holding lines as captains.... that I am in full blame of ALPA for, and that's no secret.
I am tired of the " you chose to be a reserve" argument... Perhaps if FO pay were liveable to support a family, I could buy it, but that's just not the case as a sole income for a family here (or any regional) so it's not a choice to stay an FO and support a family in any base in our system.
At 80 hours average per month plus the bonus, 4 year FO pay comes out to 60-65k/ year. If you have a spouse with a somewhat decent job you can easily be into 6 figures jointly. This is far more than most people make. Everyone has their own financial situation. But if reserve is so horrible then take the cut and spend some time with your family. You can't tell me you can't raise a family on 65k a year and 18 days off a month? Unless you live in NY and have a ton of debt. Then I understand.