Originally Posted by
TED74
I can make it on a third of what I’m paid. But that doesn’t mean I don’t try to maximize my pay. This job serves one purpose - produce income.
The perfect gig (for me) is never working for a ton of money. Second to that, it’s working a little for a ton of money. My goal is half a million on 250 hours of block. I could easily make half of that on 800 hours of block…would that better align with your wishes for my work/life balance?
This is, after all, a reserve thread. When I bid reserve I’ve already accepted going wherever they need me. Now I just hope for reroutes to make the extra scratch. Call me greedy, but scratch pays for my kids’ education and life experiences, my family vacations, a seasonal home, comfortable living for aging parents, early retirement, community donations, and some fun toys to enjoy during all the time off. Not sure why pilots at other airlines would do it any differently.
Are you guys getting rerouted so much that it's bringing in truly meaningful additional income? (Truly meaningful I guess means different things to different people) I feel like I get RR'ed once or twice every month and a half on average. So an extra 3-6 hours comes in every once and a while. Which is great, im glad we have it. Maybe I should try harder on getting RR'ed more often. I also bid reserve all year and try to work as little as possible so I suppose i'm just not exposed to the system like others are.