..and pilots will never let their ego's get in the way of their own self importance..
I find it quite amusing too that on one thread we're all complaining loudly about the demise of pay and conditions and demanding that young kids don't consider cadetships, yet boasting here (and exagerating, "no wait that may be the base salary
but I've seen a mates group certificate who showed he earned xx amount last financial year")
The rot started years ago with pay for endorsement and back then there was a lot of noise about how that was dragging everyone else down, yet now hardly rates a mention and is seen as completely acceptable.
The public has, and always will see pilots as overpaid. It is very easy for management to cherry pick certain pay scales/rosters from the pilot group to hold up as proof that their pilots are paid well enough. Just as it's quite easy for the general public to further reinforce their perception by reading a thread such as this
