job related rant

[Bakkels]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

I understand why he did it.

you cannot expect a man to go to work for $18,000 a year in this country doing a job that cost him well over $100,000 in school loans to get into, flying hundreds of thousands of passengers a year all over the United States, on that wage... 240+ days a year away from home barely able to afford to feed himself let alone any family he may or may not have.

Wait, I think I must be misinterpreting this. Are you talking about a commercial airline pilot job? Does that make 18k in the US nowadays? That's a ridiculously low wage.
Aside from that, I feel your frustration. It's a damn shame to see talent go to waste, especially if he's practically forced by economic circumstances.