Originally Posted by Pilot41 (Post 242620)

As far as I'm concerned all highs schools kids should be given a Mustang on their 16th birthday and a new BMW for graduation. Once in college all education should be free, and upon graduation should be awarded the job of their choice, at a minimum of $100,000 per year... and no less than 4 weeks vacation per year, working no more than 4 hrs per day. This must all be done so they can feel good about being assertive, even when they haven't got a clue what they're talking about.

Originally Posted by ERJ Driver (Post 243668)

I don't get it- entitlement is a good thing when it comes to your profession. We have studied hard, prepped for interview, trained hard and work hard. For the most part, we take pride in our jobs, and do a good job. We have a tremendous amount of responsibility- a doctor, for instance, has only 1 life in his hands at a time; we at the regional level have up to 100 at a time depending on equipment. In a day we may take 3-400 people from point A-B safely. And when the SH*T hits the fan, we are the ones to draw on our experience and background.

ENTITLED??? It ain't a bad word when it comes to my paycheck, scoffing at the amount and wanting more. Entitlement ain't a bad word for me, and it shouldn't be for you either.

SO:

HECK YES I'M ENTITLED. I AM A CLUB MEMBER.


I AM ENTITLED.

:mad:

Originally Posted by FlyByCable (Post 243673)

YOU might FEEL you are entitled, but the market SAYS that you are not. Sad but true.

Originally Posted by FlyByCable (Post 243673)

YOU might FEEL you are entitled, but the market SAYS that you are not. Sad but true.

Originally Posted by ExperimentalAB (Post 242761)

Point taken - and I'll be the first guy to go out there and pay my dues, but I don't think it unreasonable to expect a fairly well paying job shortly (perhaps not directly) after finishing college and flight training with over 100K in loans...of course - that is not reality, however ;-)

Originally Posted by colinflyin (Post 243465)

Very weak post

Originally Posted by the King (Post 243457)

Speaking of instructor uniforms, we just went back to nice polos at MTSU. Much nicer than the pilot shirts. And, shockingly, just as professional. We had a couple of alumni drop by our meeting last week and they asked each of us to tell them where we wanted to go, what kind of flying we want to do. The "old" instructors had solid names and pretty well defined career goals. The new guys generally said "I just want to fly." We were all there once. The new problem is that the regionals are sucking up new pilots who, as stated before, don't understand much about the industry. They just want to fly. I can't totally fault that, but I think it's extremely shortsighted to jump at the first company that offers you a jet without knowing that company and whether or not it can help you fulfill the goals you have.