Originally Posted by
bradthepilot
For others who may be in a similar situation, why not? There were four or five in my new hire class who had a similar background/situation. Clearly that's not everyone's scenario, but the CFI-fresh-out-of-college scenario doesn't map to everyone either.
Surely you're not advocating a one-size-fits-all approach for everyone?
No I’m not. What I’m pointing out is the (IMO) flawed rationalization of accepting substandard compensation (money, qol, bennies) because of previous wealth, and then justifying the subsidy.
It’s detrimental and counter productive to the industry as a whole to give up the good fight because you may have a pension. Your personal wealth should be irrelevant to compensation negotiations.
Once you go down that rabbit hole, you’ll find yourself paying the company to fly their airplane again during the next downturn.