Originally Posted by
ninerdriver
That being said, that next class of pilots (I'm one of them) has no business complaining about much of anything right now. Yeah, we don't have mainline pay and work rules, but we newer regional pilots have it *much* better off than anyone in this industry even five years ago. We aren't living on food stamps, we aren't sitting reserve for years, and we don't have to wait a decade to upgrade.
Remember that. If you've never had a real job (non-pilot) it's easy to fixate on little gripes, but most of us have it better off than most of our college classmates, in more ways than one.
Entry-level pilots have more opportunity than any time in history.
Even as a member of the lost gen I make a point of being thankful for what I have. I have friends who are envious (in a friendly way), so I try not get too upset about the nasty rubbery chicken in the crew meal. Just call the FA's and ask for something from the 1C galley and keep enjoying the view.