Originally Posted by
Joachim
a Honda Accord starts at $40k out the door today. The average home is quickly approaching $400k and is even more expensive in many airline bases. 100k for an adult person with adult responsibilities isn’t much at all. You can make that sort of money doing unskilled work. The post has been moved quickly and we as a profession aren’t doing ourselves any favors by admonishing folks who cant make it on $20/hr like we’d like to remember we could.
And like I said; we will never furlough again, contracts will never be reset, retirement plans won’t be altered, right? Because the “post” has been moved, yet the industry has always loved to move the “post” in various directions. Seriously?
You realize you can comprehend these are good times, and also realize the industry has a history of kicking pilots in their nuts while enjoying the good times. Starry eyed is great until it isn’t. And check the tape, I didn’t admonish anyone, simply pointing out how good things are currently that this is a barrier to entry for some people.