Originally Posted by
SampsonSimpson
That was 20 years ago…the people that really got spanked are long gone. I was stuck at a regionals for 15 years during the lost decade. That was 15 years of virtually no retirement savings. I’m not prancing around in a pout.
I’m also not jealous people are here holding Captain at 25 years old. Good for them.
All you want is to take advantage of someone else because it happened to you and feel entitled to do so. Take that mentality and go….I intend to leave the pilot group better than I found it.
Long gone? More hyperbole, I'm a few years gone so this won't affect me, but...... B-Scale(4 3/4 years)?.... check. Bankruptycy...check. Decimitated QOL.... check. Loss of DB?...check. 46% pay cut?.... check. PBS bidding that cost 20% efficiency?.... check. Age 60>65 ...check.
Sorry to tell you....I left the pilot group not only better...but way better off than I found it. My entry into this "discussion" was simply trying to put things in perspective. 2 years won't "extensively harm or damage" a career. My definition is it will be a "blip" . It definitely wont make it shi**tier, unless you think it is shi**y now. If one does(legacy pilot), then I certainly question their perspective.
But everyone is entitled to their perspective. At least this is my perspective that I put forth to my legacy pilot kids, 1 of which was a 2 year capt(so not envious) .... proud of their good fortune would be closer to my thoughts.