The Inevitable Thanksgiving Meltdown

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

Lots of data shows that the most common regret at life’s end is working too much. No one regrets not working more.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I know a guy whose FO was out on one when he and his wife were due to have their first baby. She went into labor, the captain told him to hop on the next flight back home and he’d handle the rest of the arrangements, he completed the trip and completely missed childbirth.

The captain is on a trip three days later and low and behold, who does he run into in Memphis on another green slip?

”I thought your wife gave birth this week, false alarm?”

”Nope! 8 lbs 12 ounces…” (or something like that)

Lets just say there’s going to probably be a couple attorneys earning some sweet sweet billable hours one day.

I guess some people need the money, or something.

 

[SteveC]

I guess some people value money more than family.

Tweaked it for you.

 

[jynxyjoe]

Tweaked it for you.

If the family objective is to send everyone to college and retire early someday, they may be intertwined.

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

If the family objective is to send everyone to college and retire early someday, they may be intertwined.

We aren't talking about single moms struggling to make a buck at the diner, here. We're talking guys who make $200k/yr working a minimum schedule. If you can't send your kids to school without green slips, you're doing something very, very wrong.

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

We aren't talking about single moms struggling to make a buck at the diner, here. We're talking guys who make $200k/yr working a minimum schedule. If you can't send your kids to school without green slips, you're doing something very, very wrong.

Outside of first year pay, yeah, there’s no excuse.

 

[Comair 100ER]

We aren't talking about single moms struggling to make a buck at the diner, here. We're talking guys who make $200k/yr working a minimum schedule. If you can't send your kids to school without green slips, you're doing something very, very wrong.

Agreed. But I do see how it happens. It’s like a drug. You pick up one or two greenslips and you see that paycheck. Then you do it the next month and the next month. All of a sudden you’re accustomed to these massive paychecks and you can’t afford not to pick up greenslips. Always trying to catch that damn dragon. There are more than a few FOs who can’t afford to upgrade to captain…

 

[jynxyjoe]

We aren't talking about single moms struggling to make a buck at the diner, here. We're talking guys who make $200k/yr working a minimum schedule. If you can't send your kids to school without green slips, you're doing something very, very wrong.

Many of those guys spent years making nothing, then going to their dream job, only to have 3 compounding bankruptcies, to get back to making nothing (much better QOL) to NOW making bank. Apparently once you make a certain amount, people not only decide how to spend that money for you, but decided what your values are.

When my dad retired (early) it took him a while to wind down even after his working/noncompete clause expired. Now he works furiously on house projects and cracking jokes. Which reminds me, I'm hanging sheet rock with my very retired old man while making up hot sports takes like "At the age of 26, the game of NFL football has passed Patrick Mahomes by," and "Tom Brady about to find out what the superbowl hangover is, and the cure isn't more avocado's"

Mac Jones iz da few'char of the Neww England Pay-tree-yatchs.

(all said while I take every overnight I can at home and working as little as I can get away with)

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Tweaked it for you.

My very survival at the RJ FO level required working an unhealthy amount. Less so after I upgraded; I busted my ass the first year and made a low-six figure number, and promptly decided that it was not worth the wear and tear no matter how good the checks were. (That not-very-magical-whatsoever PIC, and so on)

Massively different story at this job, and I've got all of 10 hours of 200% pay (one leg to SAN, 23 hours, one leg back, sure, sign me up) this year.

If the family objective is to send everyone to college and retire early someday, they may be intertwined.

Or retire at all while sending kids to college, as the case may be.

Spawn of someone who had to work pretty damn hard to the last day here, can confirm. (Also, no thanks, and why I won't be having kids.)

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

Agreed. But I do see how it happens. It’s like a drug. You pick up one or two greenslips and you see that paycheck. Then you do it the next month and the next month. All of a sudden you’re accustomed to these massive paychecks and you can’t afford not to pick up greenslips. Always trying to catch that damn dragon. There are more than a few FOs who can’t afford to upgrade to captain…

Sorry, no sympathy here. This is just bad decision making.

 

[poser765]

And the divorce is not going to be any fault of his, it was that evil good for nothing woman.....

And Biden’s fault. Let’s go Brandon…amiright???

 

[Screaming_Emu]

We have been in a meltdown for the last 3-5 years, so I’m not sure if that counts.

 

[bp]

We have been in a meltdown for the last 3-5 years, so I’m not sure if that counts.

reigning champions?

 

[roundout]

We have been in a meltdown for the last 3-5 years, so I’m not sure if that counts.

At the company for which I work, a major meltdown was otherwise known as "Thursday, or any day ending in Y" for several years. But we haven't had one in a while, so I'm a little scared to brag that we'll fare well in a meltdown situation.

 

[roundout]

Agreed. But I do see how it happens. It’s like a drug. You pick up one or two greenslips and you see that paycheck. Then you do it the next month and the next month. All of a sudden you’re accustomed to these massive paychecks and you can’t afford not to pick up greenslips. Always trying to catch that damn dragon. There are more than a few FOs who can’t afford to upgrade to captain…

I fell in to this trap after I upgraded. Losing 70% of the pay during the COVID leaves straightened me right out. Now I drop to minimum pretty much every month. didn't have to sell anything or quit pumping up the college fund.

I am going to DESTROY Christmas premium, though.

 

[mikecweb]

We have been in a meltdown for the last 3-5 years, so I’m not sure if that counts.

One of your pax 747s was blocking the alley to our gate last night with a maintenance issue. We were 182 minutes late and it made us a round 200 minutes late.

 

[Screaming_Emu]

One of your pax 747s was blocking the alley to our gate last night with a maintenance issue. We were 182 minutes late and it made us a round 200 minutes late.

Good

 

[Autothrust Blue]

We have been in a meltdown for the last 3-5 years, so I’m not sure if that counts.

It originates from south Florida, so it is authentic meltdown.

 

[JordanD]

Never once regretted dropping and losing some pay to spend time at home. If I really want to, I’m sure I can find something to pick up, but that time is something you never get back.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Agreed. But I do see how it happens. It’s like a drug. You pick up one or two greenslips and you see that paycheck. Then you do it the next month and the next month. All of a sudden you’re accustomed to these massive paychecks and you can’t afford not to pick up greenslips. Always trying to catch that damn dragon. There are more than a few FOs who can’t afford to upgrade to captain…

That's my life at the moment, $45k salary but we have unlimited OT and I work 60-70 hrs a week. will probably make low $70k's. But I'm not necessarily doing it out of greed, working hard now to be able to get where I want/need to be later. Not gonna lie, it sucks though and I'm always tired. But I didn't work OT for a whole pay period around NJC time period. Got that check and whoa... THAT sucked.... But it was worth it to be able to take a needed break, meet up with good friends and recharge. But it still hurt, I was used to the extra $2k a check.