Originally Posted by Trash Hauler

PLEASE
Talk to anyone you know who flys for a major.
This job was ok at one point but now well

JUNIOR pilots have no life.
I have been with a major for 10 years.
Because of all of the problems
I was AirForce with heavy time and a great track record
I was hired by a major at 35
Worked for a charter for 5 years before that.I am still in the right seat- -will most likely never have the seniority to hold the left for years.
I will leave at 50
I am never home-I'm working 23-26 days a month
We have average 14 hour days-since you can only fly 8 that's sitting aroun an airport for hours-not getting paid.
I am exhaused with short layovers-lack of sleep can kill you.
Job security is a constant threat
Reduction of pay and benefits seems as if it will be permanent.

If you want to fly just because you love it -go for it. But if you want a life.Have a family, stability maybe take a class, go to your family's gatherings, spend Christmas with them-forget it. This is a rough career field when we were paid well- now...I will walk away and never look back