Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
In the end I have to ask myself what is the real path of a winner ? To find a place where my efforts are appreciated or hang on to a suckers bet? Horizon Air might be a safe place to hide out but I am not satisfied with mediocre. To me to have stayed there and not reached for my dream would have been would have been a loser's choice.
I made more last year than in all my years of flying combined. Every firefighter, teacher, union heavy equipment operator, long haul truck driver, urban police officer and 18 year old recruit in the military will earn more, have more and retire better than a pilot at the regionals over the same time period.
SkyHigh
Well there you go, you went for your dream. If being in some other career field was your dream, you would have went that route. Since we're talking about QX, let's compare Northwest wages of some jobs you've mentioned. I dated a gal (she was hot) who was a teacher in Salem for 13 years. I recall her saying (4 years ago) that she made about 45K. Granted, the State of Oregon pays exhorbinate amounts of cash to her tier-group for retirement, but not so the past 4-5 years for new-hires. So, 6 years of college and that's all she gets? OSP Troopers start at 40k/year...it doesn't go up that fast. An 18 year old military recruit?! Come on! The best they could do is 18k/year.