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Originally Posted by surreal1221  The reason the secretary is paid more than twice what you make Charlie is simple.
No one grows up DREAMING of being a secretary.
There also are no "AllATP" 90 day courses for Secretaries, that play off of the perceived notion that being a Secretary is a job that hundreds if not thousands of people have grown up DREAMING of doing.
Food for thought. |
That's really the point of the article, Surreal. First year FOs make what we make because so many of us either viewed it as "paying our dues" (therefore we must suffer) or were simply happy to be "living the dream."
I don't see that as acceptable. If we educate ourselves from within the ranks as to the fallacies of that school of thought, we can work on correcting it.
Nobody dreams of being a pilot because they think pilots make wages so low many of us qualify for food stamps. They see big money in the profession, and then wonder where the hell it went when they got here.
The shift towards heavier regional operations has gone everywhere but the pay rate.
I've heard the expression "A rising tide lifts all boats" in regards to pay more than once.
What water level is the tide? The top of the boats, or the bottom?