Originally Posted by
RStrawberry
Really not trying to be a condescending troll. I’m just trying to figure out what I want out of the rest of my life. It genuinely seems that for those of us not at legacies yet, especially those of us older than ~35, the ship has sailed, and we should be looking at opportunities elsewhere. Where that is, I don’t know. Certainly not F9. I’m not saying that it’s not worth going to a legacy, I’m actually desperate to be convinced it still is worth it. Because the idea of staying at F9, or going somewhere where I will never have a chance to upgrade to no fault of my own, is honestly depressing. It’s not what anyone dreams of. Yes I know people have had it worse. It’s not my fault I went straight to an a320, it’s the only choice I had.
Seems a lot of you just want to see those of us trying to claw our way up fail, when all we are wanting to know is if we will have good careers coming to XYZ legacy, or if we should aspire for something else due to the seniority situation.
peace
Dude. Be real. I can't believe we are even having this discussion. A 5ish year FO here can EASILY make close to 300k with a little effort. Please, go somewhere else outside of aviation and see what you have to do to make close to that. It is apparent that you tie your success into being an airline captain. That's your ego talking, not your rational brain. And the crazy thing is, if you're hired at 35, you'll still have 30 years of career left! Even if you upgrade at 15, that's still HALF your career as a captain, which, is kinda how it works when there are two pilots.