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I'm looking for some been there done that or got through it advice. Most of you know that the start of this career is more than just a breezy walk in the park.
My future wife and I have a little girl together that is 3 and we have been together for 5 years. We live about 3 hours away from my future mother in-law that can not drive, refuses to move out of her house, and is literally afraid of dieing outside of her home. She travels very seldom and it's not for long at all because of this. She is 68 and very healthy. lol... a nut case but healthy. Well, my future wife (I'll call her Sue) ...Sue does not want to move out of driving distance from her mother because she feels she needs to be taken care of. I totally understand this need to take care of her mother. I have passed up job offers because I can not get us unstuck. There are 2 companies locally that I constantly knock on there doors and both say check back in 2 months...then a check back in 6 months...oh, we just hired back a guy that quit a long time ago...check back in 6 again. This has been the story for about 3 years of me with a chance to fly local.
I have worked off and on at a number of 5 and dime 40 hours a week jobs and small part time side jobs. When I fill out a application I always question myself should I put this one on here when I worked 6 days a month for 6 months. Or the 5 and dime 40 hours a week shop that I lasted 5 months at because I was sure to find something else to better myself, I just need to spend more time looking around here so I quit (which was not the right answer). Didn't know the wrong answer until I tried time after time.
Sometimes Sue feels like the only one putting effort into providing for the family. Sometimes Sue feels like, I do not help at all. Sometimes Sue claims to feel, she does all the work. Well, sometimes I feel like quiting Sue ...and taking the next flying job offered in any location. I'm tired of being anchored to high school pay shop work (high hire/quit rates) and only dreaming for better around here. The ship is sinking skipper. Gosh, if I could only get a job with 1 of these 2 companies flying and it's not the lack of hours that's holding me back.
I would be happy making 30K (something to live on) here not flying at all right now until one of these 2 companies pick me up but the problem is with a dagree in aviation I'm over quilified and they know ...me working there = me leaving when flying job opens up again. I'm willing to take vocational work anywhere flying.
Not enough and too many freak'n anchors. Maybe some new pilots read this mess I got myself into. Bah, humbug!
My future wife and I have a little girl together that is 3 and we have been together for 5 years. We live about 3 hours away from my future mother in-law that can not drive, refuses to move out of her house, and is literally afraid of dieing outside of her home. She travels very seldom and it's not for long at all because of this. She is 68 and very healthy. lol... a nut case but healthy. Well, my future wife (I'll call her Sue) ...Sue does not want to move out of driving distance from her mother because she feels she needs to be taken care of. I totally understand this need to take care of her mother. I have passed up job offers because I can not get us unstuck. There are 2 companies locally that I constantly knock on there doors and both say check back in 2 months...then a check back in 6 months...oh, we just hired back a guy that quit a long time ago...check back in 6 again. This has been the story for about 3 years of me with a chance to fly local.
I have worked off and on at a number of 5 and dime 40 hours a week jobs and small part time side jobs. When I fill out a application I always question myself should I put this one on here when I worked 6 days a month for 6 months. Or the 5 and dime 40 hours a week shop that I lasted 5 months at because I was sure to find something else to better myself, I just need to spend more time looking around here so I quit (which was not the right answer). Didn't know the wrong answer until I tried time after time.
Sometimes Sue feels like the only one putting effort into providing for the family. Sometimes Sue feels like, I do not help at all. Sometimes Sue claims to feel, she does all the work. Well, sometimes I feel like quiting Sue ...and taking the next flying job offered in any location. I'm tired of being anchored to high school pay shop work (high hire/quit rates) and only dreaming for better around here. The ship is sinking skipper. Gosh, if I could only get a job with 1 of these 2 companies flying and it's not the lack of hours that's holding me back.
I would be happy making 30K (something to live on) here not flying at all right now until one of these 2 companies pick me up but the problem is with a dagree in aviation I'm over quilified and they know ...me working there = me leaving when flying job opens up again. I'm willing to take vocational work anywhere flying.
Not enough and too many freak'n anchors. Maybe some new pilots read this mess I got myself into. Bah, humbug!