Originally Posted by
itsmytime
i disagree. I think it used to be the attitude of most pilots. The reason the regionals ran out of pilots is because of the millennials.
They were the first generation to say “you want me to pay 50k+ for ratings, build 1500 hours, then make 20k a year as my reward? No thanks.” I’m no millennial, but credit is deserved where it’s due.
For my generation (barely had video games, no cell phones or internet growing up), an endeavor like aviation was one of the only ways to experience anything outside of mundane daily life, ie an adventure. It was worth something to have an opportunity to experience things that few people got to (same for military service, merchant marine, road trips, etc).
Young people today have all the adventure they need in their hip pocket with candy crush. So you have to pay them to get them to put up with the hassles of real jobs.