Originally Posted by
Guard
Majors are for the brainless, glorified bus drivers, I would definitely take the $$$$ but Im not getting up anymore at 0300 to drive to DCA to avoid traffic and I got a life for 15 days a month. Don't ,miss flinching every time my phone range on reserve. your one miserable guy for being such a happy major pilot!
You seem to harbor a little Ill will toward your time at a 121, regional I assume. Anyway I did Netjets for 12 years. Left to a major last year. Made the best choice I have ever made. I average more days off now than I ever did at Netjets, on second year pay I make more now than I did as a 12 year FO at Netjets working the 76CC. In fact my class at Netjets just upgraded, I make almost the same as a year 13 PIC working the same amount of days per month, 15. I bid reserve cause it pays better and gives me a few extra days at home not being used, so I guess under your belief I work only 3 months a year. (LOL)Plus I show up at the plane 30 minutes prior and we walk off behind the last of the passengers, unless it’s last leg and FOs are usually first or second person off
. I dont think I have sweated once in 18 months while at work....call me brainless but my game is work less for more.
Anyway my point is you do you and not worry about what others do. Just don’t conflate the facts to fit a false narrative you have...