And, as we all know, housing costs, especially in larger cities, have gone up exponentially. A lot of this of course is in line with rising fuel costs over the years. Anyway I guess the point I'm trying to make is that wage increases, in aviation, just haven't followed suit. When I was a young keener back in the late 80's, early 90's trying to get my start I certainly wasn't making very good money. However, I was able to make it work because gas was 40 cents a litre, I shared a nice 2 bedroom apartment downtown in a major city for $250 a month, and on a Friday night I could go down to Earl's and have a beer, burger, and appetizer for $20 including tip. And yes they wore little black dresses back then as well.
Today though all these costs have doubled, or in some cases tripled, yet the wages are pretty much the same, or only slightly higher as what I was getting paid 20+ years ago at the same company in the same city. Unless you have parents helping you out financially it must be a struggle for those starting out??
