bottom line, you are better off leaving the industry if CAT is you only optiion.[/QUOTE]

Well my cousins girl friends brother in law ex- wife said....BLA BLA BLA!!!
Any job is what you make of it and every senority list has 5% of dirtballs that you wonder how they got there. I used to work for CAT and had no problems or violations. I did my job and the company treated me fairly. 2 weeks on/off, an airline ticket to and from home and the checks always cleared on time. I never carried more than 1 dmi and it was usally fixed that day. What do people expect from a non-sched freight company? Its old school flying, you do more with less, get the job done and don't whine to the chief pilot that the captain was mean to you. You just take the good with the bad and drive on till you get your time and a better job. I think FE's start at 45/hr, FO's 55/hr and Capt 85/hr. or go to a regional and start at 20 and sit airport reserve in some crew room. No they are not Fed EX, UPS, or DHL you know that going in so do not expect the pay, benefits or schedules. With 8000 plus pilots furloughed, I know alot of people who would give up selling cars and flipping burgers to fly again.