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A question for the guys who are over there - what position in Australia would you trade your spot in the US for, or if you already had it, would you not consider going to the US?
For example if you had a JQ command? JQ 78 FO? QF mainline LH FO? Mainline command?
I’m trying to gauge how high up the Australian aviation tree you’d have to be before you decided the US wasn’t worth it anymore. Personally I think it’s a no brainer for many, but the decision gets trickier the further you’ve advanced.
This would extremely tricky for anyone to answer with any accuracy. Simply because there are so many variables……
How long do you want to stay?
If you decide long term, do you end up at a legacy.
Regardless of where you end up, if you stay, how many years do have before retirement?
What responsibilities do you have tying you to Oz? Kids, wife, home…..
etc, etc, etc.
Im not going to get into specifics because I can’t be bothered with those that will assume I’m simply trying to advertise the size of my d!ck but from a financial POV, getting hired at a legacy in the US was financially, the smartest thing I’ve ever done. After 7 years here, I’m now earning 3x what I earn’t as a 73 FO at VA. The only reason that’s not 5x is because I’m delaying my 73 command because I have small kids and I’d rather spend more time at home. And by the time I retire, I’m planning to have 4-5 times in my 401k, than I would’ve had in my Super.
Now personally, the cons are long..Not least of which is that my kids have American accents and I have to continually correct their grammar. Well that and the aforementioned lack of sausage rolls.