Originally Posted by
BlueJetDork
Do PA's compare their wages to Starbucks Barista's?
No ... but pilots do!
Yeah, I was going to call him out on that but -- I'm glad someone else did. I really have no (direct) dog in this fight.
We should
never be comparing ourselves to anyone other than airline pilots. So we earn in the top 5% -- we absolutely deserve it. How many doctors do you know that rationalize their pay like that? How about Wall Street analysts who are thinking of asking for a raise: "You know, I make $800,000/year. My colleagues across the street at Goldman out-earn me by 20% but most Americans make $65K so I'll just grin and bear it." GMAFB, they get what they negotiate and what the market will bear. They don't have a moment's remorse. No equivocation, they get as much as they can.
We should have the same mindset.
Goodluck to all my jetBlue brothers.