Originally Posted by
kman
91k is nice, but shouldnt we be able to make that kind of money as a 2nd or 3rd yr fo on the 7n7? Why not stick the junior guys on the 18 and you can bid out of it when you can hold it?
My point is, the more senior you get, ur pay and qol should get better.
I believe if you look at the contract, pay and QOL get better every year, kman. There is the option of giving the company more operational flexibility, i.e. working the 15 day or 18 day, and they pay you a premium for it. If you work the 7n7, a rigid schedule, then you make base pay which increases every year and as you accrue seniority you are able to choose better vacations and have more vacation days, as well as acrruing more PTO days unless you have already used them.
Of course that isn't your point is it. You still think you are worth more and should work less. NJ is not the only employer around. A handful of employers just off the top of my head that pay more: SWA, UPS, FedEX, Cathay. I am sure there are more. Stick around here and help negotiate better pay rates next contract, or if you can't wait that long, market your skills to a company willing to pay your desired compensation.
It's what a free market is all about.