Originally Posted by
tutoradriane
while working as a pilot? Did you ever have to resort to food stamps or WIC because your pay was too low?
I am working on a documentary film, and I am very interested in speaking to a pilot who is currently (or has in the past) received government assistance to supplement low pilot pay. I believe that most Americans would be shocked to hear how low many regional carriers' pay is, and I'd like them to hear it from someone who has personally experienced this.
I'm perfectly open to speaking with retired pilots who have accepted welfare or food stamps, or those who have left commercial flying for greener pastures.
Please contact me!
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Thank you,
Adriane Giebel
To take an airline job is a choice, and you know the pay going in. So, do not go into it if you can't afford it.
If you want to do a documentary on people who get welfare or WIC while working, check out the US military. These guys are putting their lives on the line every day for our freedom (or whatever the Pres. and Congress tell them to do) and are so underpaid that the government should be ashamed. When I was in the USMC, and my daughter was born, we got WIC and food stamps, and that was at E3 and E4 pay. The guys at E1 and E2 rank would be hard pressed to support a wife and kid.