Originally Posted by
keenster
It's called putting in your time and paying your dues as it is with most every other profession in this country.
Our profession is unique in that you can't just hop to another airline and make the same pay.
Therefore, it is very important that the more time at company and the more senior you get the more money you should be able to make. It has been the way the game has been for a long time and the junior DC-9 guy knows it. How many 25 year old senior management guys or CEOs are there out there? Sorry, but suck it up, I have paid my dues and am still paying them to get to higher paying positions.
I disagree, that is why you should be paid more "upfront" to account for the fact that once you have "paid dues" you cannot take those "dues" elsewhere. (That CEO takes his "dues" and actually makes MORE at te next stop, it makes no sense that we force our own to "start over". In fact, our system helps depress indusrty wages even more, by making start ups more economically feasible in the pilot wage arena.)
Plus, getting shot at, riding around on top of explosive devices, or flying 16 hr. days for 27-70k is enough "dues paying". If you've been hired at a major, you have already "paid dues" in one way or another.