Originally Posted by gopher3

Agreed. As a 2001 hire was furloughed 5 years. Came back to probation and around $80hr Maddog FO in Year 6. It think it was around Year 8 that I finally saw 100k. Stagnated for years and then didn’t see first upgrade until around Year 15 for NYC MD88 Capt. My PBGC payout is around $187 month when I retire. Lost out on prime earning years in my 30’s and 40’s. I am under no delusions either. There are probably less than 1000 of us in this demographic. But as a 50 year old Gen Xer that’s how we roll.