Hrmm, demanding what your worth eh? I wonder what a 800TT cessna single time guy is worth? Id say just about what this guy is getting.
You dont understand how people dont "get it"? I dont understand how you dont get it! Its a MARKET. The pilot profession is not special. You are not immune to the market.
Same thing goes for teachers. Schools would rather hire newly graduated 22 years olds and pay them 25K a year, than pay someone with a Doctorate Degree.
IS that teacher taking away jobs from a PhD? Sure is.
here is a thought, how about that teacher say "no way, im not working for 25k a year, I am worth 50K per year". THAT wont get you anywhere! Is a PhD more qualified? Sure is! But guess what, THEY DONT WANT A PhD because they are too expensive!
Know why?
Its not YOU, the employee who decides how much you are worth to a particular employer. Its the EMPLOYER who decides. Then YOU can decide if the offer is worth it to you!
In the end, the employer is getting a less qualified person...but that is what the employer wants! CHEAP!
You may not think its right, but it doesnt matter at all what you think, the indudstry doesnt listen to you.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with what this guy did. The employer wanted a low time guy that he didnt have to pay much for and that is what he got. little experience for little pay. it is HIS company.
Just because you have more experiance does not mean that you are entitled to any lower job.
Take my mother, for example.
She is a PhD. She cannot get hired by the local school system because they dont want to have to pay her PhD rates! They would rather pay a 22 year old 20K per year. Hell, the school system even tries to encourage early retirement so that can cut costs.
Does the product suffer? Sure, it would be great if all those kids could learn from a PhD with 30 years of teaching experience.
BUT
what your saying is akin to telling those 22 year old teachers that they should be ashamed of themsleves because they are taking jobs waay from more qualified teachers. They should also walk into the interview after college and demand 40K per year with benefits. Afterall, its a shame to work for more than what you think you are worth.
For Crice Cakes! Some of you people are hilarious.
And just so there is no confusion, I think it sucks. Id love for this guy to get 40K per year. But telling the individual pilot to make a stand is assinine. That, my friends, is shooting yourself in the foot.