Originally Posted by
WakeWash
Not sure what you mean exactly. But I worked very hard to get to where I am, as well as the rest of us. IMO, we are very deserving. For that brief flight, people put their lives and the lives of their loved ones in our hands and trust us to get them to their destination safely. On top of that, I spend 60% of my life away from home and in hotels so that people may have the ability to see loved ones, visit new places, make it to emergencies, and so on. To think that pilots aren't owed anything is insane.
Bottom like you only deserve what you negotiate. To imply you are somehow more important than any other work group anywhere is entitlement mentality. Socialism is un-American.