Originally Posted by
Confused
it would be nice to get paid more yes, but my only hang up is that when we all went out lookin for our airline jobs we knew full well what the pay was going to be but we all still took the jobs despite that fact.
It is not as though on day 1 they said oh yah you get paid 23 an hour. We all knew what we were getting into so I don't think we can be that upset. Nobody is forcing us to work here.
Ya don't like it......... quit.
I don't think that this is the attitude that we can go forth with if we want to make improvements to our pay/QOL. Asking for improvements in QOL and pay are not unique to the airline industry, but to all jobs.
I understand the point you are trying to make. I DO hold MYSELF RESPONSIBLE for what I got myself into when I was hired at my first airline. And Yes, I do have the option of Quitting. The only problem is, I doubt right now I could easily find a job with my degree (in the current state of unemployment etc..). However, holding myself responsible for my choice to become and airline pilot, and wanting better pay and working conditions CAN coexist.
I admit that I myself complain my fair share about how miserable working conditions and pay are for our profession. However, it takes actually being employed as a pilot for an airline for at least half a year before(maybe even sooner or later, i dunno, just a given amount of working experience) one realizes that it is a joke how hard we can be worked for the pay we receive. You never really have a complete picture of what kind of working conditions you are getting yourself into, until you have actually experienced them; and in the case of many airline pilots, that is only after you have invested many thousands of dollars to get to a regional carrier.
If we all the attitude that we should either be happy and accept what we have, or quit; well I would say the pilot shortage thing that they have been talking about would be more than noticeable.
With the attitude that your statement reflects, you are essentially saying you DO NOT WANT higher pay, that we should all be locked into the pay we agreed to when we were hired. Management would love this...no pilot pay increases EVER and we can still take away their pay during tough economic times, when they give into our demands.
The fact is, we are airline pilots, and I know I want to continue to be one for a long time coming, and I am in support of all other pilots in the attempts to increase pay/QOL/working conditions.
I Don't wand to quit!! I want to fight!! I hope there are others that want to fight too!!