Originally Posted by NOLA Flyer
You sound kinda bitter as an FO. No offense.... The only thing I didn't like about being an FO was that I wasn't a GM or PM.
In my world (where after 8 years in college you work 90 hours a week for 4-8 years at $30,000/y before making the big bucks) it is called "Paying your dues"!!.
Similarly to the skymiles hierarchy. The vast majority of PM's were SM's at some point, and I for one remember looking at my watch to time the 24 hour mark (this was before the web-upgrade option) to call Delta and how exhilarating it was when 1/5 or so you were upgraded, as being put on the airport wait list (back then) usually meant nada, zip upgrade for SM's.