Originally Posted by ebuhoner

I WISH I could be in your shoes at XJET... I know the system sucks, and I know a lot of people (the ones who work at a cubicle) who move from one company to the other and start off making a lot the first year... they might look really happy today, but it will not last forever....everything is just cycles... Ups and Downs... sometimes you will be really good, sometimes you wont... dont get too obsessed with the money...it is not everything. Don't get me wrong, money is good, we all need it, and if we have a lot, then great! but remember, the more you have, the more you will spend, and every day you will want more and more.. and depression and misery will own you every time you face the lower phases of the cycles... The "rich" pilots is just a small elite, and they were not always rich. This is not a job to make good money, this is a job where you are supposed to enjoy what you do in exchange of less security/pay. Dont like it? leave your spot to somebody else prepared to do it.

The pay is "crappy" because there are just too many pilots in this country, and that's because we were lucky enough to live in here (USA) and pay for the training by one way or the other. Many other countries are in total poverty and the people who want to fly planes simply can't. So the only way Airlines from these countries can get pilots is by offering a better pay.

That's just the way it is, and we cannot change it. No matter how much we try. As long as there are too many pilots around, there is no need for them to raise the pay. There is no such thing as "Shortage" of pilots in this country, not even a few months ago when all regionals were hiring like crazy. When they start paying 50k 1st year FO, THEN there should be a shortage around.

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