c172captain
Well-Known Member
I know that right now is one of severe lows when it comes to the airline industry but there is definitely still some jobs out there that make this career worth going for. I spoke with my uncle today, a B767/B757 FO for CAL, and he seems to have the rest of the year off until December 24th. He's a highly senior first officer and no he did not get furloughed, he is just hanging out at home for a month and a half doing nothing but making the monthly guarantee of 72 hours (I think that's what it is, I'm not looking it up). I don't know what you guys think, but I truly think that scenarios like this make this career all the more worth it. Even with it's up's and down's, I think that this line of work has extremely high pros when compared to other jobs of equal status/education requirement/annual pay.
I know what some of the more pessimistic people might say on here, but Sean! He's going to be in Rio de Janeiro on Christmas and then in Amsterdam for New Years'! How can anyone bare to be away from their families on such important holidays?! I asked him this... his response was that it actually was a nice break after being home for a month and a half. I feel, me, not him or anyone else, that being home for that long with your family for so long everyday like that, more than makes up for the two-three "important" days that you miss in the entire year.
I thought I'd just put this recently attained information into the pool of general knowledge. Take it for what you think it's worth. I'm sure there are hundreds of ways to skew this into something so negative that people will hate this job. Me, personally, think that it's the coolest thing in the world.
I know what some of the more pessimistic people might say on here, but Sean! He's going to be in Rio de Janeiro on Christmas and then in Amsterdam for New Years'! How can anyone bare to be away from their families on such important holidays?! I asked him this... his response was that it actually was a nice break after being home for a month and a half. I feel, me, not him or anyone else, that being home for that long with your family for so long everyday like that, more than makes up for the two-three "important" days that you miss in the entire year.
I thought I'd just put this recently attained information into the pool of general knowledge. Take it for what you think it's worth. I'm sure there are hundreds of ways to skew this into something so negative that people will hate this job. Me, personally, think that it's the coolest thing in the world.