Originally Posted by atpwannabe
I concur. I really couldn't give a hoot if I don't become Senior CP of XYZ Air Line or of ABC Freighthaulers. I, too, am looking for a decent lifestyle and a middle class life just as TP has put it. In addition, having a two income household is something that I have been use to ever since I can remember and for me, I believe it sets a good example for children to emulate. JMO.
Btw, both my parents are retired school teachers and they did one helluva job working full-time, active in the community & church, active in their respective fraternity/sorority and raising five children and providing a safe and stable family environment.
atp
The exception here is that you will be gone most of the time and when you are home they will be at school.
There are a few good jobs left however the way things are going they will be gone in ten years as well. To me it seems that even the better flying jobs have been frozen in pay and the rest of the world is overtaking. A decade from now I feel that only the best companies will pay their captains a middle class wage and everyone else will wallow in poverty.
SkyHigh