2017 Earnings
02-10-2018 | 08:39 AM
#23
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Line holder for all of 2017, commuter, flew my schedule minus 2 segments. No OT, sign on bonus was in 2016, no referrals in 2017 and no retention bonus this year because of the creative structure of how it’s paid out. W2 Box 1.... $31.1 K. I realize flying is a dream for many including me but I’ve burned through $8k in savings to supplement my pay. If you live in base you can pick up OT and make the situation a lot better otherwise....
02-10-2018 | 05:19 PM
#24
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02-10-2018 | 05:27 PM
#26
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Also, per diem is NOT wages. Sure one can spend per diem however one wishes, but per diem is a reimbursement for expenses, not wages.
02-10-2018 | 06:55 PM
#27
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If you just fly your line per the schedule, have a few sick days during the year and don’t pick up OT ...that’s the FO pay you will receive at Envoy. I should receive my first retention check in April. After taxes....about $1700. Small change in today’s cost of living.
You’ll most likely spend most of the per diem on food and nescessities so I wouldn’t plan on that being extra income.
You’ll most likely spend most of the per diem on food and nescessities so I wouldn’t plan on that being extra income.
02-11-2018 | 11:27 AM
#28
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Fight it all you want. The “typical” person makes more than $31k. And yes, per diem is a part of compensation. Or shall we have the company take it away in the next contract since it isn’t a wage. You are spending money that the company is then reimbursing, which means that no matter how you slice it that is a form of income. You are literally trying to make this job sound worse than it is, which is pretty much all that happens on APC.
02-11-2018 | 12:02 PM
#29
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For a “typical” person...it absolutely is. Maybe not for his particular situation, but the next poster asked if that was “typical”. Besides, how is someone not eligible for retention bonus? Upgraded to CA perhaps? Great...then their hourly wage now makes up the difference.
Fight it all you want. The “typical” person makes more than $31k. And yes, per diem is a part of compensation. Or shall we have the company take it away in the next contract since it isn’t a wage. You are spending money that the company is then reimbursing, which means that no matter how you slice it that is a form of income. You are literally trying to make this job sound worse than it is, which is pretty much all that happens on APC.
Fight it all you want. The “typical” person makes more than $31k. And yes, per diem is a part of compensation. Or shall we have the company take it away in the next contract since it isn’t a wage. You are spending money that the company is then reimbursing, which means that no matter how you slice it that is a form of income. You are literally trying to make this job sound worse than it is, which is pretty much all that happens on APC.
02-11-2018 | 12:13 PM
#30
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From: Fetal
If you’re smart, a one-time investment in a cooler bag and a few other supplies with a weekly grocery trip and a little prep time can have you pocketing 80-90% of that though. Not trying to argue that it should be considered income, but there are some of us that essentially do turn it into that.
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