Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Nobody would work for someone who was only going to pay them 75 hours forever.
Assuming an average regional CA makes about $70...at 75 hours/month that comes out to $63K. Is that "living the dream"? That's good money if you live in a crash pad and your only hobby or activity is guitar hero...but if you get a family and a life, things will look different.
Are you OK with planning $63K as your max income for the rest of your life? Be honest...
The average lines are still in the 80 hour range and there is always open time. 10 less hours for many of us so that some of the guys and gals who have families who depend on the pitiful albeit existent income can keep their jobs. Its a no brainer. My credit this month is up around 95 hours. If you go on Schedplus+ on the 24th and 25th there is always something to pick up. You might have to commute to a different domicile, but if you have stretched yourself so thin that 80 hours won't cover you, but 90 will....I guess you'll have to suck it up.
I'm a 2nd almost 3rd year FO with no wife, girlfriend house or kids (that I know of), but many of my classmates had wives and or houses. I assume that the same kind of thing existed in the classes that are in jeopardy so although I don't take offense to your opinion, I vehemently disagree.