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Originally Posted by Deez340
(Post 279526)
I guess that's the very attitude that can be partially blamed for the decline in our profession. A major airline pilot is entrusted with in some cases hundreds of lives, an asset worth nine figures, and billions of dollars in liability. Not to flame but the attitude oozing from your recent posts is not helping anything. "I work at Mesaba so I don't make any money, but that's OK cause' I'm having fun. I have a great quality of life with lakes houses and such." Obviously not financed by your work as a pilot and therefore irrelevant. I can honestly say I've saved many lives in the past 20 years, although usually including my own.
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Originally Posted by SkyHigh
(Post 279173)
It is very difficult to reach 130K as a pilot. Over the last 25 years the pay and working conditions have consistantly gotten worse. It will never go back. Stay with car painting.
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Originally Posted by Deez340
(Post 279526)
I guess that's the very attitude that can be partially blamed for the decline in our profession. A major airline pilot is entrusted with in some cases hundreds of lives, an asset worth nine figures, and billions of dollars in liability. Not to flame but the attitude oozing from your recent posts is not helping anything. "I work at Mesaba so I don't make any money, but that's OK cause' I'm having fun. I have a great quality of life with lakes houses and such." Obviously not financed by your work as a pilot and therefore irrelevant. I can honestly say I've saved many lives in the past 20 years, although usually including my own.
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Originally Posted by SkyHigh
(Post 279437)
If you would take the time to look you will see the future.
Denial is no excuse. Good comes and goes but we all are the captains of our destiny. If you choose to avoid acknowledging the obvious then you are doing yourself no favors. Look at how far the industry has slid in 20 years and continue that decline 20 years into the future and you will begin to grasp what you are in for. On average pilots have lost half their wages since 1978 and are working significantly more for that money. By the time a 25 year old reaches 65 most likely every airline that we know today will be long gone. "Hey it is what it is". "Don't worry". In time that mantra will be necessary to make it though the day as your friends and peers are buying houses and starting families. Skyhigh You new guys would do well to listen to this gentlemans advice, and not to someone who is blowing smoke up your a$$ about the great pilot shortage and how cool it is here at the top. I bought into all the above during the 80's and I'm here to tell you, I wish that I would have done differently. Lets see, 10,800 TT, 8900 Turbine ,2800TPIC, furlough, Displacement, a 16 year ALPA negotiated no strike contract, change carriers, 9/11/01, divorce, child custody battle, and a second trip through college for my present medical career-I wish I'd just skipped all the latter except the medical career. I wear my 15 year ALPA pin on my hospital ID just to remind myself of how good I have it now as compared to then. Oh, BTW, this is my first post here, hello everyone, glad to join. |
Originally Posted by TonyMontana
(Post 280056)
You new guys would do well to listen to this gentlemans advice, and not to someone who is blowing smoke up your a$$ about the great pilot shortage and how cool it is here at the top. I bought into all the above during the 80's and I'm here to tell you, I wish that I would have done differently. Lets see, 10,800 TT, 8900 Turbine ,2800TPIC, furlough, Displacement, a 16 year ALPA negotiated no strike contract, change carriers, 9/11/01, divorce, child custody battle, and a second trip through college for my present medical career-I wish I'd just skipped all the latter except the medical career.
I wear my 15 year ALPA pin on my hospital ID just to remind myself of how good I have it now as compared to then. Oh, BTW, this is my first post here, hello everyone, glad to join. |
Don't worry, you'll understand more in a few years.
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Originally Posted by TonyMontana
(Post 280128)
Don't worry, you'll understand more in a few years.
I once owned an Internet software company in the tech hayday...I got so sick of it I couldn't sleep at night... I should be trashing that industry on the evils of web programming being taken over by programmers from India. Big corporations cutting my pay driving me outta business! Nights and weekends at the office writting thousands of lines of code when I should of been home with my family! When I look back at my sources of income nothing beats this job! Especially the time I have now to spend with my family! So bash if you will...I'll continue to disagree.... |
That is great !!
Originally Posted by XJPILOT1
(Post 279452)
Well... I have a family and I'm on my third house. Oh ya I have cottage up in mid Michigan...on a lake. QOL!
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Originally Posted by SkyHigh
(Post 280287)
That is great but you didn't get those things as an airline pilot.
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Originally Posted by de727ups
(Post 279345)
.................I've made 230K and will make 300K in five years. Just keeping it real. The career hasn't been bad for everybody..... True that. All I could say was d-a-a-a-a-mmmmn. :D Man, that's great. I love hearing the success stories b/c they do exists and are reachable. atp |
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