What the public doesn't seem to realise is that we are not complaining about the money. Who cares how much money one gets if our rosters are so bad that we never see our loved ones. My girlfriend only has a few days off a month, and when I get my roster, she requests days off the same as me, however, my roster changes so much that I am always flying on her days off. It is extremely frustrating.
I want some normality in my life. I want to be able to see my loved ones for more than an hour here and an hour there. I wish the public would not start getting opinions, as they don't know the whole story at all.