EatSleepFly
Well-Known Member
Then consider this:
1.) My paycheck is late. Well, not so much late, but I never know how long it will take to get. Sometimes its 3 days after I turn in my sheet, sometimes its 10. Currently this is day 12 and it didn't come today either. So much for financial planning.
2.) Because of my paycheck being late, my rent check which is due today, will also be late and I will get a rediculous fee.
3.) I now have 2 utility bills due, totalling nearly $200. Because my last paycheck wasn't enough, I couldn't pay the oldest one on time. If I don't pay that one within the next four days, I'm going to be living in the dark. Since my current paycheck is late, I guess I will be stocking up on ice and a cooler to save what little food I have when they shut everything off.
4.) My credit card minimum payment is $218. Wouldn't be so much, except that I pretty much had to live on it last winter when things were even slower than they are now.
5.) I found out today than I make sigificantly less than what the industry standard is for someone in my exact same position.
6.) It costs me $15 in gas each time I go to the airport and back.
7.) I flew 9.7 hrs. yesterday, with an even 14 hour duty day. And don't give me crap about building multi turbine time either. It wasn't worth the money. This is supposed to be my job, not my damn hobby.
8.) I know what its like to wake up in the morning knowing that there is no way I will get a single, real meal that day. And people wonder why I only weigh 140 lbs...
9.) I also know what its like having to sleep in my truck in the parking lot, because I can't afford gas to drive home and then back again the next morning. Wonder if the FAA considers that "rest time".
10.) My girlfriend makes more than I do working in an office for 25 hrs. a week. Thankfully, she is more supportive (emotionally) than I would ever expect from anyone.
So let that be a lesson to all of you who are considering this $hitty career. Go spend your six figures at Riddle, etc. If you think its worth it, just know that what I posted above is not unique to just me.
Alright, now flame away. I can't wait for all of you wannabes, and hopefuls to tell me how full of •! I am and how you'd kill to be in my shoes. I need the entertainment.
Oh, and P.S.- I'd just like to thank all you a$$holes who paid for jobs like mine for ruining it for the rest of us who prefer to get jobs the right way.
1.) My paycheck is late. Well, not so much late, but I never know how long it will take to get. Sometimes its 3 days after I turn in my sheet, sometimes its 10. Currently this is day 12 and it didn't come today either. So much for financial planning.
2.) Because of my paycheck being late, my rent check which is due today, will also be late and I will get a rediculous fee.
3.) I now have 2 utility bills due, totalling nearly $200. Because my last paycheck wasn't enough, I couldn't pay the oldest one on time. If I don't pay that one within the next four days, I'm going to be living in the dark. Since my current paycheck is late, I guess I will be stocking up on ice and a cooler to save what little food I have when they shut everything off.
4.) My credit card minimum payment is $218. Wouldn't be so much, except that I pretty much had to live on it last winter when things were even slower than they are now.
5.) I found out today than I make sigificantly less than what the industry standard is for someone in my exact same position.
6.) It costs me $15 in gas each time I go to the airport and back.
7.) I flew 9.7 hrs. yesterday, with an even 14 hour duty day. And don't give me crap about building multi turbine time either. It wasn't worth the money. This is supposed to be my job, not my damn hobby.
8.) I know what its like to wake up in the morning knowing that there is no way I will get a single, real meal that day. And people wonder why I only weigh 140 lbs...
9.) I also know what its like having to sleep in my truck in the parking lot, because I can't afford gas to drive home and then back again the next morning. Wonder if the FAA considers that "rest time".
10.) My girlfriend makes more than I do working in an office for 25 hrs. a week. Thankfully, she is more supportive (emotionally) than I would ever expect from anyone.
So let that be a lesson to all of you who are considering this $hitty career. Go spend your six figures at Riddle, etc. If you think its worth it, just know that what I posted above is not unique to just me.
Alright, now flame away. I can't wait for all of you wannabes, and hopefuls to tell me how full of •! I am and how you'd kill to be in my shoes. I need the entertainment.
Oh, and P.S.- I'd just like to thank all you a$$holes who paid for jobs like mine for ruining it for the rest of us who prefer to get jobs the right way.
