You're kidding me right??? I chose this career when it held the promise of a good salary, good time off, manageable schedules, and a strong retirement. I spent every day from my first flight at age 16 working to get to the place I am today; spending countless hours working and studying, and close to $100k of my own money making it happen. Even when I started getting paid for it, I survived for years on pathetic salaries and 6 person apartments. I get here years later and lose more than half my pay (including the bump) and most of my retirement, work 30% more, and get bumped off jumpseats by RJ drivers on routes that used to have 757's and 767's on it? Almost every F/O I fly with is/has been furloughed, and you want me to stop complaining??

Go get another job? You want me to start over doing something different? I trained for this my entire adult life. You want me to spend another 25 years honing skills to be doing something else so that I can get it figured out when I'm 70?

I haven't earned much in this industry, but I've DARNED WELL earned the right to complain about what has been done to us.

You sound just like Glenn Tilton; not something I'd be proud of.