Originally Posted by SkyHigh
At least a medical doctor can find a good paying job in most any town. Don't forget to subtract for lost wages, training costs, lost years in school and the potential that the money has to serve you better invested someplace else.
You don't even know if you will ever get a job.
This is the problem with the airline industry
I'm a doctor. A specialist. I can lay out a map of the USA on my dining room table, blindfold my self, take my right index finger and plop it down randomly on the map....
hmmmm
Charleston, South Carolina. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.
Make a few phone calls,
boom.
Licensure may take 3-6 months to get, but I can secure a position there with pay commensurate to my experience.
An airline pilot with Delta, with, say, 15 years in the left/right seat should have lateral capability.
Why isnt your experience valued
to every company in the industry??
Youre in the left seat of an American MD 80. Ten years.
Why doesnt United wanna hire you doing the same thing, for the same pay?