SITW
I have to agree with you there.
Pilots as a collective are by far the moaniest, spineless and self interested jobsworths i have ever met. What i find particularly entertaining is this sudden blame culture on SSTR's as if they have only just been invented, in reality they have been around for years and years. When they first emerged all the ones in jobs couldnt of cared less as it didnt effect THEM, now thats its starting to effect them they are suddenly kicking up a fuss about it.
I reckon that around 90% of pilots on this forum(including me), have had their part to play in the downfall of this profession one way or another.
Most of my friends who've just started grad jobs are on around 24k a year and are bloody well thankful for that. They are on 40 hour contracts and have to do a hell of a lot of work each night just to keep up, some around 2 hours each night. Hearing some experienced captains on 90k-ish moaning about crew food and general conditions etc just doesnt rub well with me im afraid.
What i found especially entertaining was the recent Ryanair Panorama where a poor captain being interviewed complained about having to turn up 15 minutes early each morning just to get the job done, my heart bled.
How many jobs are there that are paid 30k plus where you leave your work behind with you at the end of the day, I personally dont know any. Yes flying is a very stressful job, however it is very short term stress; Compared to say other jobs in the 30k plus region where you never leave your work behind.
Im afraid that pilots have had it good for too long(in this country at least), and it truly saddens me to say this. This countries run by bean counters and will be for the foreseeable future.