Originally Posted by
cezzna
I hope you guys can up the pay, I’m the perfect example of someone on the fence about jumping to 121. I did the meet and greet in Orlando a few months ago. I had a great experience with everyone I met. Had a really nice small interview there. We talked about South America flying, the 321 XLR and possibly adding Santiago and Buenos Aires as destinations. I got the video interview and that went well. In the mean time a 91 gig fell into my lap. Didn’t have to move, average about 6 days a month of flying, starting pay in the 150’s. I’m 54 and doing the math, the first year pay, training pay made it a deal breaker. Add in the cost of crash pads, cellphone bill, commuting and it just ends up being more work for around the same pay for my last decade. I’d really like to join you guys, hopefully the pay comes up!
You're not getting any younger. Most of these corporate jobs start at 150k and that's essentially the top. You might get some paltry raises here and there,but that's it. I've done both and prefer 121 and it's not even close.
Just the fact that I have a real schedule and they can't call me on my day off and force me to work makes it worth the short term hit.
With that said, everyone agrees that pay needs to go up. By the time it does, you'll be way closer to retirement, though.