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Old 12-12-2009 | 11:47 AM
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johnso29
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Originally Posted by Pineapple Guy
No, you've got to grow up. Name another job where you make a six figure income and when promotions (or demotions) come, you aren't expected to often have to move all over the country. Name another job where you can make a six figure income in Atlanta, GA, while living full time in Madison Wisconsin, all the time whining that your medical care in Madison Wisconsin isn't as good as it used to be, now that your company is headquartered in Georgia.

And not one Atlanta local will be forced to commute. There are already plenty of commuters based in Atlanta who can keep chasing the money if they want to. Life is full of choices. If you don't want to uproot your family, fine, bid an airplane in Atlanta you can hold. If you are truly too junior to hold anything in Atlanta, then commuting may be a necessary evil, but very few pilots will fall into that category. Very few. I'm willing to cut them some slack and even give a reasonable commuting policy but as for the rest -- forget it. Don't make ME have to pay so others can live in East Bumble and commute to wherever.
Wow. What a selfish post. Has it ever occured to you that some people commute for the mental health of their family? Has it ever occured to you the I SACRAFICE driving to work so my wife can be around her family? So my daughter can grow up around her Grandparents and Cousins, Aunts and Uncles?

Has it ever occured to you that some are such 'do-gooders' as yourself and move to a base only to be displaced to another because they can't hold said base any longer? And when they've lost 35% or more on the value of their house, who is going to make up for that so they don't foreclose and can move to another base and be an "honest pilot"?

Don't act as if your some martyr, sacraficing things so that others can commute. PUH-LEAZE! Get over yourself. Perhaps it's you who need to grow up sir.