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DE727UPS · February 15th, 2007, 22:25

"I understand why guys like Doug Taylor or DE727 (don't know his name) want me to turn it down. It undermines their big fat paychecks. No surprise there. The elites of the world have always advocated keeping the little man down because it strengthens the ground upon which they, the elites, stand. I understand their motivation"

It's Don Eikenberry, Spokane, Washington (DE727UPS) What's your name?

So you think I'm an elitist keeping the little man down, eh? Guess that's why I spend hours here giving career advice, for nothing, to newbs considering getting into the biz. Must all be a part of some big conspiracy to keep the man down. Yeah, you got it....

(Doug, our inner circle's been discovered. Quick, destroy your decoder ring. I just ate mine)

On a serious note. If you want to work for Skybus for 65K, knock yourself out. The more people are willing to settle for such a wage to fly an Airbus, the fewer dream jobs (like mine) there will be. Just keep that in mind.

I came from a 121 supplemental freight background, in fact, Kittyhawk bought our assets. So I've seen both sides of the coin. The guys stuck at those jobs didn't have a degree, had a checkered past, are fat, or just gave up too easy. A few got screwed big time by the system. Emery comes to mind. It happens. It's part of the risk you take being in this biz. It could have just as easy happened to me as the next guy. Not much you can do about it but keep plugging away. I guess I could have quit when I got furloughed in 89 from my Convair job and gone to Kittyhawk. Then I could bitch about elitist UPS pilots. That would be fun.

You are telling JC members their careers will most likely never amount to anything more than a 65K a year bus driver. Not sure what your motivation is but maybe it's not me trying to keep the man down....

February 15th, 2007, 22:25	#40
DE727UPS Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 6,515	Re: Skybus Airlines "I understand why guys like Doug Taylor or DE727 (don't know his name) want me to turn it down. It undermines their big fat paychecks. No surprise there. The elites of the world have always advocated keeping the little man down because it strengthens the ground upon which they, the elites, stand. I understand their motivation" It's Don Eikenberry, Spokane, Washington (DE727UPS) What's your name? So you think I'm an elitist keeping the little man down, eh? Guess that's why I spend hours here giving career advice, for nothing, to newbs considering getting into the biz. Must all be a part of some big conspiracy to keep the man down. Yeah, you got it.... (Doug, our inner circle's been discovered. Quick, destroy your decoder ring. I just ate mine) On a serious note. If you want to work for Skybus for 65K, knock yourself out. The more people are willing to settle for such a wage to fly an Airbus, the fewer dream jobs (like mine) there will be. Just keep that in mind. I came from a 121 supplemental freight background, in fact, Kittyhawk bought our assets. So I've seen both sides of the coin. The guys stuck at those jobs didn't have a degree, had a checkered past, are fat, or just gave up too easy. A few got screwed big time by the system. Emery comes to mind. It happens. It's part of the risk you take being in this biz. It could have just as easy happened to me as the next guy. Not much you can do about it but keep plugging away. I guess I could have quit when I got furloughed in 89 from my Convair job and gone to Kittyhawk. Then I could bitch about elitist UPS pilots. That would be fun. You are telling JC members their careers will most likely never amount to anything more than a 65K a year bus driver. Not sure what your motivation is but maybe it's not me trying to keep the man down....