Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
Clearprop
Let's just say my employer will be around to pay my retirement, if not it will be big news in the business world. Most good corporate jobs are more secure than the image presents; total layoffs weren't greater than the regionals.
My post was how can anyone justify the expense of college and flight training on a job with low pay and slow progression? I am in recurrent and several in the class are ex-regional and speak of the travails and unhappiness there.
GF
I totally agree with you on all your points, however I know many who have been laid off from some pretty sweet corporate gigs, myself included. We all know that the airplane is ALWAYS the first to go when times get tough for a company. I quit my regional job for a corporate gig I thought I could finish the rest my career with. Now I'm back in the right seat at a regional. It's just an unstable industry as a whole. In fact, I know a guy who was left seat flying for a Fortune 100 company who got laid off back when things went downhill in '08.
I would LOVE to find another "sweet corporate gig" but they are few and far between and hard to come by, especially if you don't know someone. I don't know of any pilot who plans on just "landing" the cushy corporate job. It's all nepotism and who you know in the end in that world and most of us aren't that fortunate. Congrats to you on landing a nice stable flying job, and be grateful for it!