Originally Posted by
50SeatsofGrey
Why would a major US airline that stands to pay you upwards of 300K per year hire a high school graduate.
Honestly I don't get how this is ever even a question people need to ask. You can't have it both ways; you can't say you deserve more money yet require less education.
Like it or not college is fully expected of any professional anywhere. It's the new high school.
You are the reason why I wear an ID lanyard from my High School. Love flying with a new F/O and the inevitable questions of background and what you did in a previous life come up. The look on their face is priceless when they see the HS lanyard.