Originally Posted by
de727ups
Sky. You've met me. I've flown your plane. You are friends with the first CFI I ever had. You live 25 miles from where I grew up.
I've been furloughed, between jobs, and otherwise have seen the tough times that are part of the career.
I walked in your shoes right up until the day you decided to do something else for a living...
Nothing wrong with quitting. It was a good call for you if one looks at the combination of your distaste for the career, your unwillingness to leave WA state, and your family situation. More power to ya.
I just disagree that, family or not, everyone should run away from a job where you can make 100K a year and work half the month. Kinda like where you'd be if you stayed at Horizon. And I also disagree that being a plumber or office worker, just to be home every night, makes those careers a better deal than being a pilot.
I don't know how you come up with this stuff. I know very accurately where I would be had I stayed at Horizon Air. I am friends with the guy who was one number ahead of me and with the guy who is one number below me.
Neither of them is making even close to 100K. Both of them expect to come close to being downgraded within the next year. On top of that they are gone much more than when I was there with them.
Besides all that I have spent most of my adult life as a pilot living and working away from my home state. I am not opposed to making a sacrifice but there had better be a light at the end of the tunnel.
SkyHigh