Originally Posted by
captscott26
Here is a simple answer to a complicated question:
HAVE SOME SELF RESPECT!
When you are looking for a job, dont take the first one that comes your way regardless of pay, QOL, benefits, etc. If more young pilots had some self respect then the scumbag operations out there would either have to raise their pay and benefits or shut the doors. So the answer is simple bud, have some self respect.
Much easier said than done. In reality, with a couple of glaring exceptions, the regionals really are more or less the same. One contract may be slightly better than another but not enough to motivate people to avoid one job to hold out for another. And what happens to the self-respecting pilot who passes up classes? Others are hired into that seat and advance when the next opportunity presents itself. From the civilian side of the world, the 121 regionals do the best job of polishing up a pilot for a job flying for the bigger 121s.
Another issue is most of those self-respecting pilots have college and flight training loans coming due while spending time building hours at poverty level
wages instructing or flying 135. I won't fault any of them for jumping at the first opportunity they have to make some money and get a little breathing room.