Originally Posted by
Superpilot92
without a degree you're not qualified to apply to just about every major airline and some regionals because of your decision. Sounds like a sweet gamble..
you're trying very hard to justify your decision no to get a degree but the fact is that the lower the requirements the lower the pay. The more people that are qualified the easier it is for mgmt to justify lower pay. A degree isnt a "hoop" to jump through, its part of being a professional. How many higher paying careers require a degree? Do they consider it a "Hoop" or a requirement? Could you imagine a doctor using your argument?
So the gamble I made paid off big time, considering I work for a very stable company, live where I want to live and earn a respectable wage. If I had finished college I would have graduated last summer, and been completely unable to be this far in my career or be making what I make. It's a gamble, and it's my choice to make, so that's the Catch 22: degree or experience. You will not be able to convince me that I needed to get the degree to sweat my butt off in a 172 for the next few years until hiring picks up and upgraded to a CRJ working for poverty wages at that point, it just doesn't make a lick of sense to put oneself through that.