Originally Posted by
captjns
Question to the feeder pilots… When you interviewed, did you know where your base was going to be? During basic indoctrination, didn't the instructor point out that the use crew room as a rest area prohibited? Weren’t you all warned about the evils of long distance commutes? Did not the subject of crash pads come up during training? Did you expect by some miracle that your salaries would actually start as some livable wage rather than $1,500 per month? Were you all so naïve to think that you would be treated with respect by your company? Those with young wife and child(ren), did you really think this through and consider their feelings and sacrifices? How many of you in your twenties are lucky enough to have generous parents still willing to supplement your income? With all of this in mind, all of you accepted those substandard conditions. Why?
The theory was that you would do this for a year or two until moving on to bigger and better things. Doctors have poorly paid residencies with awful QOL. Everyone pays their dues (hopefully). This "feeder airline" step wasnt supposed to last 15 years.