Originally Posted by atpwannabe
SkyHigh:
directbears:
a. Not suffering from shiny jet syndrome.
b. Don't plan on making the initial salary through my entire career.
c. We have multiple income streams.
d. Chased the skirts in my 20's & early 30's. Those days are long gone.
I enjoy flying b/c it is a vocation that I chose to pursue as a child. It is a goal deferred. You see, I will not limit myself to the regional airline industry. I have made excellent contacts here in Naples, FL. The tarmacs & ramps at the FBO's here are JAMMED with corporate and other aircraft of all types during the season.
Keeping my options open however.
atp
I see this quickly becoming a p!ssing match and that is not my intention. I am not here (like someone else previously said) to discourage anyone here that is already in the industry form staying. That is up to you and I really don’t give a sh!it what you decide to do. My personal experience was not a pleasant one, but that is just one person’s experience, and I chose to share it. I also intend to discourage anyone from throwing their career down the crapper by going to Eagle. However, I will say that the folks that are selling themselves and the profession short by taking the job “no matter what” only hurts the profession and destroys what many before them have worked to achieve.
To respond to you directly atp:
1) I didn’t say you were suffering from sjs. I just posed a question as to why people sell the profession short and sjs could be a hypothesis.
2) I hope it works out for you. I REALLY do. I failed (or the industry failed me) and hope the best for anyone willing to make the sacrifices to achieve their goal. Just to make it clear however, the thing that sealed it with me was the fact that I see the writing on the wall. The industry as a whole (IMHO) is being cheapened. Blame it on the LCCs or the folks willing to work for min wage or whatever, but it is happening. I don’t really know, but I really do believe that the industry is going the way of the truck driver or bus driver. Before you start in on me about truck diving or bus driving, my Dad is a truck driver and I respect him, but it is not a respectable living. That is a subject for a different thread.
3) My wife and I do as well. When you throw a child into the mix (I had one about 8 months ago, about when I quit flying) that changes things. If you have a child and are still attempting the biz then kudos to you. I will say that you will have some challenges ahead, but I hope it works out for you.
4) Not sure why you stuck that in there, but good for you. Hope you got it out of your system because you are in for a disappointment with the hags you will probably be flying with in your career. Not all, but most.