Guys (and gals)
Time to catch a wake up here. Last time I went to the bank to pay the mortgage with a bag full of "job satisfaction", well you know the reaction.
There comes a time where we, as a group, must stop justifying how much fun we have flying and start demanding some proper compensation for our skills, investment and abilities. The longer we accept " My job is so much fun" the longer the management types will pay mediocre salaries. AND I apply this to all levels of the game from new CPL to international wide body captain.
This idea of I'll fly for free to build up hours is the worst thing we've done to ourselves ever.
I'm in the contract world and we see this attitude displayed regularly, hence management refuses to adjust salaries and we're all going backwards.
One day we're all going to have to look after ourselves in our old age (+ the dragon lady) and nostalgia is NOT going to pay the bills.