Cant blame this person one bit. I am/was in the exact same boat, $900 dollar paychecks and no extra flying to be got. There are in fact 2 separate airlines happening here. On the 175 in Seattle I am just sitting around scouring open time, never get called on reserve. When I do its some ridiculous pairing (last week I deadheaded 4 legs to fly one 25 min leg, Ended up being an 17 hr day and I got paid for 7:14). People on the CRJ are timing out back east. Seems like they could balance the people across the system better?
This regional industry is ridiculous and should not exist. I hope Delta and United follow through and bring this flying back in house. More mainline jobs is better for all pilots in my opinion.
My hari krishnas were just answered and I just got hired by mainline but geez I was starting to get discouraged. Much respect to all of you who have been grinding this out for 10 years etc. I will be pushing every OO pilot I can at my new company to get as many out as possible.
I would not blame or judge this person one bit for bailing. I was beginning to look at study material to become a fire fighter when they called. No joke, starting pay is 80k and you work 10-12 days a month on average. And of course the chicks you get from being on one of those fire fighter calendars.
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sheriff5113
I don't think I can do it any more team...and it just doesn't make sense how we get paid so little but have such insane responsibility.
I'm venting: I left my last career as a Peace Officer because of all the pilot shortage hype. Pay was supposed to be getting better and QOL. However, My paychecks are between $943.00 and $1034.00. I went from making 85k a year to less than 24k with no relief in sight.
There is absolutely no flying to be had and it's impossible to pick up trips to make some extra cheddar while on reserve since we cannot fly on reserve days. Also, for QOL I have to commute to my base, and I'm away 18 days of the month. Never see the family.
It's only been 9 months, and my peers and Captains are encouraging, "Hang in there man, it gets better," but honestly I can't afford this lifestyle anymore. Good luck ya'll. Hope you all make it to where you wanna go.