Originally Posted by
shaggieshapiro
I would never leave. Times can be tough, but just remember the thousands of people who had the dream of being a pilot but never were able to afford it. Hang in there. It will get better.
Don't be so quick to say “never”
A lot of pilots used to have that attitude. “I’d never do anything else. I’d even do this for free”
Airlines responded by paying professional airline pilots salaries that were on par with fast food cashiers. Sometimes, they even let you pay them for the privilege of having a job.
Pilots owe it to themselves and the industry to refuse jobs that pay an insulting salary.
Absolutely find a second career and don’t come back to the airlines until things are at least as good as they were when the economy tanked. At least that’s my plan.
If they want me to pay for my own ATP and then accept $30,000 a year with no sign on bonus I’d be perfectly content sitting that one out for a while.