A little off topic, but at the end of the day, my observations will come full circle to the swoop phenomena.
The previous poster indicated that he left the business because pilot salaries were low. I agree that pilot salaries should be better, there is a skill set that needs to be properly compensated.
Having said that...........
Unless you are a doctor, lawyer, top level computer programmer, university professor, a specialist engineer in any field, not just the run of the mill engineer, successful artist, not the run of the mill kind, you will not attain the income levels that everybody in the aviation business thinks are a commonplace situation.
I'll say it again, pilots deserve a higher income level, but you will be negatively surprised at the other income levels out there in society. Been there, out of work looking for anything, and salaries are depressingly low. Even for high skilled jobs.
This is just a reality check, everyone thinks that the grass is greener on the other side. It Isn't.
Back to things like swoop.......the hiring people don't make a whole lot of money, contrary to popular belief, so....they naturally and unfortunately are not sympathetic to paying the big bucks to what they perceive as skilled ''bus drivers''.
The big guys rake in the money, rank and file employees do not. Even if you are a pilot.
Bottom line...........pilot salaries are marginally just OK, and they should be better, but everyone around you in society makes not even a quarter of the typical pilot salary. It's a tough battle, life is not so nice out on the street.