Originally Posted by SkyHigh
Spam and Warning
It seems like you guys are getting the picture. Someday even SWA and the others will be paying less than they are now, so you are dreaming if you think that the regionals will ever make a good place to work. Someone asked "where will the cycle end"? The writing is on the wall. Anyone can see it if you are interested in looking. The regionals and commuters have always payed low and always will. They are entry level jobs and while there you need to motivate to move on as fast as possible. It is even more foolish to think that someone who can get hired with only 600 TT to expect to get anything more than total abuse in all categories. You guys are living in a dream land. Get your 1000 hours of turbine PIC and get out. There is nothing else there for you. I don't know what else to say if you can't see it for yourself. The sun is setting on our profession there are too many true believers out there. Pilot licenses are easy to get now. Supply and demand, end of story.
SkyHigh
PS Warning, I added the following from dictionary.com for your convienience.
ir·re·gard·less ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-gärdls)
adv. Nonstandard
Regardless.
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[Probably blend of irrespective, and regardless.]
Usage Note: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.
When I get my 1,000 PIC, where do you suggest I go? Majors aren't hireing....UPS, FedEx are extremely competitive, etc etc. You're living in a dreamland if you think that all of us are living in a dreamland. We're not idiots. We realize these aren't career places. I'd be the first one out the door if I had a promise of a career like it used to be at a major. You seem to have all the answers.