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...
63,000 is a lot of money to a lot of families, my sympathies are limited.
I have a lot more sympathy for the junior F/O who also has a family, you make it sound SOOO easy to just go out and get a new job, but I really doubt finding a new job is really that easy.
Seniority guarantees that you are less likely to be furloughed, Seniority does not guarantee you a certain number of hours on your line. I use the word guarantee, because we already have that, and it's 75 hours. If that isn't enough income for you, go to another airline/job that will pay you more. However if job security is more important to you, than by all means stay at SkyWest and accept your 80 hour line when times are tough, and run to the bank with your 100 hour line when times are good.