What a day! It always makes me laugh when I hear management at my airline talk about how safety comes first. Yesterday was day one of a four day trip for me and it began with a 6 am wake up for a 9 am flight to O’Hare to start my day.
It started with the usual delay that we experience at O’hare this time of year. Once arriving, I deplaned my United flight and got right on my first turn to Rochester. After de-icing and waiting to depart we were running about two hours behind. After returning to Chicago it was a aircraft swap then off to Toronto to encounter an even bigger mess!
We landed back at O’hare about 11 pm my time only to receive a call from crew scheduling just a few minutes after blocking into the gate asking me where I was. They had boarded my flight to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and was waiting on me. At this point I had been going since 6 am est.
When we finally landed in Sioux Falls, I think I had flown over 10 hours for the day and had been up for over 20. This is not too uncommon in my industry, especially on the days that we encounter bad weather. This is just one of the many reasons why I work my business so hard!
I don’t know where you stand in life with your job or business, but I know that there is a better way to have a quality life without having to kill yourself or let the company you work for beat you up. Every company out here today wants you to do more for less, including mine.
Take a few minutes to view my video below and learn just one of the opportunities that I am involved in that will allow me to leave this crazy job of mine when I am ready.
Do not get me wrong, I do love to fly and I appreciate my job, but it is nice to know that I can hang it up when I am ready and I will not be forced to fly until I am 65 years old. It is all about having choices in your life!
To Your Health and Wealth,
Mike Jones
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