Well, there is a point here. The companies pay $23/hour and they are fat on pilots. Obviously, we are willing to work for cheap. The problem is that we all love to fly and do it because we want to. Sure, we get into it and forget about that and say we deserve the best pay, QOL - which we do because it is a JJJJOOOOOBBBBB none-the-less. I mean, damn, a rock star probably loves his job, playing guitar, tappin the chicks, and he still gets paid. But the "Living the Dream" bull shiit, and "I always wanted to fly" crap is what causes these companies to get away with this.

GJ, is no exception. The company says, "Hey, lets fly 70 seaters", AA says "No", so TSA creates an alter ego. TSA says "you guys can fly 'em at cheap ass pay", TSA pilots say "No", (some didn't - Bravo to those that did, they are the ones who will be appreciated if we ever win this industry wide battle), and guess what.... fast forwarding back to the present time, you have plenty of people working at GJ. They came from somewhere. Most of them know the story behind it too. They want to "Live the Dream", have a quick upgrade, etc, so off they go with their cheeks spread wide (I am not talking about a smile, either).