Originally Posted by
Rascal
Why do people always compare airline jobs to to blue collar work? Sure flying a jet for 20K a year is great comparing to waiting tables or being a cleaning lady...But flying a jet requires education that is time consuming and expensive. Maybe we should be comparing jobs that require education, like doctors,lawyers or just about any career that requires a 4 year degree will give you more money than flying a jet and you'll get to sleep in your own bed every night!!! Not to mention 50k or more that people pay off in loans.
This is the problem. Until we start changing our mindset about the fact that we SHOULD be paid loads more than we are (i.e. approaching the level of a doctor or lawyer) instead of subconsciously comparing what we do to lower paying blue collar type jobs, nothing will change. Is it easy to fly a jet in todays environment? Yes. Do we need to constantly hear pilot after pilot complain about the braindead newhires who have it made because a jet IS so easy to fly? No. It undermines what we are all trying to accomplish. Better pay and better QOL.