Originally Posted by SkyHigh (Post 254354)

Passengers don't care. They only want cheap tickets. Why would they give a hoot about what a bunch of party fun play boys earn? Why would they care about pilot working conditions?

Being an airline pilot is supposed to be fun right? You guys are supposed to like your jobs correct? Then deal with the down side. If you want money and respect then get a real job.

SkyHigh

Originally Posted by saab2000 (Post 254457)

You left this business. Now go away.

Originally Posted by SkyHigh (Post 254458)

If you don't like to hear the truth just ignore me and go back to a state of denial.


SkyHigh

Originally Posted by SkyHigh (Post 254454)

The humiliation that pilots endure goes beyond wages. Most people would not accept being gone for half of their lives for any amount of pay. They also would not sacrifice living in a place of their own choosing for a job.

Originally Posted by SkyHigh (Post 254458)

I may go away one day. I also may get back into flying, but for now I feel that I have an important perspective to offer.

If you don't like to hear the truth just ignore me and go back to a state of denial.


SkyHigh

Originally Posted by Baronpilot (Post 254465)

If aviation was such a sour point for you, why do you spend so much time on here? Your comments make pilots look like the scum of the earth.

Originally Posted by SkyHigh (Post 254435)

Pilots do not get paid well since they will accept fun in place of wages.

There isn't a plumber in the land who would crawl under a house for poverty wages. Dentists would never take even the first step towards a career unless they had a strong reason to think that they will get highly paid as a result.

MY REMARKS CAPITALIZED ONLY FOR EASE OF READING, NOT IMPYING "SHOUTING".

WRONG...

THE PLUMBER WHO RECENTLY FINISHED MY REMODEL/ADDITION SAID HE TARGETS MAKING $80/HOUR AND HE DID A LOT OF CRAWLING UNDER MY HOUSE. YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO SEE MY W2 AND HOW MANY DAYS I HAVE WORKED THIS YEAR, IT MAY PUT YOU OVER THE EDGE.

Pilots will fist fight over a job that pays 18K. Then they will sell their days off to the company in order to make a living.

WRONG AGAIN, IN MY CASE...

I NEVER FOUGHT FOR ANY OF THE MANY FLYING JOBS I'VE HAD, I SIMPLY APPLIED AND IMPROVED MY QUALIFICATIONS AND/OR EXPERIENCE TO BECOME THE MOST QUALIFIED. PLUS UNLIKE SOME I'M NOT A QUITTER.

There was an ad in the local newspaper seeking applicants to the post office. The ad claimed that wages were between 46 and 56K per year. Not much but not bad either when you consider that they are getting a solid retirement, good benefits and only had to pass a civil service test to get in.

YOU MAY HAVE FOUND A NICHE...BUT PERHAPS THEY SHOULD GIVE YOU THE LONG PSYCH EXAM TO BE SAFE SINCE ONCE YOU REALIZE HOW YOU'RE TOO SPECIAL FOR THAT JOB TOO BAD THINGS MAY HAPPEN.

It is simple business. Why pay more for something you can get for less? Pilots will continue to blow a fortune on training and show up for jobs that pay less than the local street cop, mailman or garbageman. Management can take away retirement, days off and pay and the pilots will still show up.

I MAKE IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS NOW (NOT INCLUDING RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND MEDICAL COVERAGE) WHAT ALL MY RATINGS AND FOUR YEAR DEGREE COST ME...PRETTY GOOD INVESTMENT.

Enjoy that sunrise departure because it is costing you a lot.

ACTUALLY I'M ENJOYING ALMOST THREE WEEKS (NOT USING ANY VACATION) OFF IN A ROW...YUP, THIS IS A HORRIBLE JOB.

Skyhigh