Originally Posted by
NightHawk
If I get a FAM position, I'm not going back to this worthless industry. I want job stability and pension. One furlough is bad enough. No one should fly unless they are ready to accept two or three furloughs, a possible divorce, obesity, gray hairs, a sacrificed home life and no retirement. I love flying, but I just don't know if the sacrifices are worth it. I used to think it was worth it when I was young, dumb and... You get the picture.
As I was doing my walk around a few weeks ago I walked past the poop truck guy. I remember thinking that the guy dumping the poop gets paid more than a 1st year regional FO and in some cases probably a 2nd or 3rd year FO. Looking at the industry from my perspective now, I wonder why anyone is dumb enough to drop the coin we do for a life of low pay and instability.
In other news... A guy I used to work with told me his kid just got out of community college last year. He is a physicians assistant making 80k a year. He works Monday through Friday with weekends and holidays off. He can pretty much work anywhere he wants. I want to kick myself in the nuts now.
Unless you have a burning desire to sit in the pointy end of a jet and have little ambition for any type of a normal well rounded life, this career makes zero sense.