You are protected on the hours you work, the rest periods you have, the numbers of consecutive days you can work etc. etc. You complain that you have to pay for your food (ah, bless).
Errr no, passengers and the general public are protected from the hr's flight crew work because the consequences of tiredness, exhaustion and fatigue could be frightening and shouldn't need explaining.
major jobs being advertised in the press and see what you have to do outside flying to earn between £80,000 -£130,000 gross
Off the top of my head; Doctors, Solicitors, Accountants, NHS and Council managers, Head teachers, Bank managers and very many other professions. This is a profession the same as any other and should be paid accordingly. The point that a previous poster made that there is no other profession as far as I am aware, where you would invest £70,000 to obtain a qualification is also a major point.
You are missing the point though of what the main problems are and pay is quite clearly not the most important problem currently in FR. It is the way it may conduct its employment practices. Just because you are paid a greater amount of money than other professions doesn't mean a company can say and do what they like (possibly in breach of the law and regulations), with the employees that provide their labour and expertise to that company.
You can't compare what someone in BA or IB gets as they are working in a completely different employment environment.
Yes you can compare like for like. The example you gave is still in the food retail industry is it not? Even though they are different companies they are still serving the same principal which is to serve customers with food produce. A pilot is still a pilot whether that is in BA or a Low Cost carrier. Low Cost pilots work a considerable amount and a 40-50 hr week is not uncommon. You see what makes it different to a normal office job 9 to 5 at 37.5 hrs a week is that the office worker has probably not been up at 3 am in the morning 5 days in a row and had the responsibility of around 3000 people relying on his sure of hand. It is in the end a pilot flying an aircraft full of people or goods to a destination is it not?
nope you're still talking to wrong person....
I see you have not answered any point or question put to you. Again is there a reason for this or are you the type of person that likes to let others lead you around and do the thinking for you? I will ask a question again from a previous post. Would you let someone on the street walk up to you and take money out of your pocket? If not why would you let your employer do exactly the same to you or other colleagues?
Rene Descartes said "Cogito Ergo Sum" ("I think, therefore I am.") Your inability to try and think through the many problems in FR shows a distinct lack of intelligence. Quite frightening that you could have obtained an ATPL from any ICAO state really!
I shouldn't lower myself to a slinging match so I will apologise but you show NO informed or thought out responses to anything put to you.
JUST STOP WHINGING ITS BORING AND NOBODY IS GOING TO RESPOND TO IT. BORING BORING BORING
Go somewhere else then as this is an internet site with people that can generally debate over the many issues that effect aviation and our professional working lives.
Sorry for the length of my posts but some posts that have been made require a detailed response to the utter drivel that has been wrote about fellow professional pilots in their employment situation.