Sounds like Jac got Screwed on the wage front when he started out.
TRY NOT TO LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU!!!
GA hasn't got a Union - that's why it looks as if the award wage for a GA pilot has only risen $900 or so in the past 5 years or more!
Hardly seems to be keeping in step with the CPI.
Add to that - many GA bosses would love to pay you nothing, because there are more pilots than jobs!
Stuff that - DONT LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU!!!