Originally Posted by
Thedude
It has been my experinece that most off the a$$hats were never at the commuters. So they really have no idea what life is like on the other side. They most likely were hired right out of the military or got lucky and got a mainline job back in the 80's. Do a little probing into their background and that should tell the tale.
Thedude,
You know what, after reading through this thread I can kind of feel sorry for some of you guys. But, after reading
your post, it is easy not too. You make it sound like the commuters are the toughest job out there. I never flew for a commuter/regional so I cannot say for certain how difficult your job is and I defintely have no idea what your life is like on the "other side".
However, before you start patting yourself on the back just keep in mind that there are several paths to an airline and
yours is not necessarily the toughest. I never flew in the military, but I did fly several years on the non-sked side where I wore a pager 24/7 and had NO schedule other than a few days off each month. I flew multiple legs, rarely had a chance to eat while on duty, and was lucky if the pager went off shortly after I woke up instead of shortly before bed. I was only looked down upon a couple of times, and it was by guys who were flying the RJ.