Originally Posted by
lolwut
Some people in this industry are the reason why this industry doesn't pay well and has horrible employee treatment. You may be one of them.
Aviation is great, I love it, so do most pilots. But I go to work to earn a paycheck. Theres aviation, then theres being pushed to fly into dangerous conditions on your 15th hour of duty in a questionably airworthy airplane, while coming down with a cold, after sleeping in an airport crewroom and not having seen your family in a week. Thats not great, fun, or even remotely enjoyable. And nobody does that for the "magic of flying".
Some people in this industry crack me up...
Yep, some people in this industry totally crack me up. Am I one of those guys that go to work no matter what? No.. not even no but HELL NO. I know my limitations and follow them. CT or scheduling or whatever it's called at your airline doesn't have the right to push anyone around and tell me to do something that's illegal, unsafe, or not healthy nor will I allow them to instill fear of losing my job over me telling them what I will and wont do.
Btw, I put my spare time (sparetime! LOL riight) in with the union to make this a better place for myself and my brother pilots. I busted my ass with my free time to better it for everyone. Can I negotiate my own salary when I get a job? Nope, but I would if I could. Do I need the stepping stone to get to a company that's a step above our regionals? Absolutely... just like the majority of other folks here.
I left a great air ambulance job to head back to the airlines... Why? because the air ambulance job had no future. I would make the same amount today as I'd make in 10 years. I'd also get to fly the same Cessna 414 today that I'd fly in 10 years. QoL is what we make of it. If the dude wants to go to Colgan to get elsewhere, more power to him. But, don't throw stones when you live in a glass house.
OP, sorry to threadjack. Good luck on getting hired and hope you enjoy your regional career.