Originally Posted by Careercfi

I am trying to figure out which stage in life you are in:

1. Denial:
Nope, doesn't fit. You seem to have realized that you did not make it.
You appear to be COMPENSATING, RATIONALIZING and PROJECTING, together with a slight wind of a FORMATION OF REACTION.
2. Aggression:
Yup - you may be angry, sad and feel mishandled.
3. Flight:
Yup - you have found a way of covering the reality with thoughts. After a while the dreamworld outside of aviation (not really, you are still here) becomes real.
4. Resignation:
Well, I'm not sure on that one, the overall quality of your statements almost makes me think that you are trying to scare as many people away from this profession in some distorted hope to be the only pilot left on this planet. It's like hoping for the handsome guy to have a heart attack, to get a shot at his wife...

It wasn't the industry that failed you. It was your coworkers, who's eyes glazed over when they where offered to go to work a job that was previously seen as something special and reserved to those with an education and values, just by having a pulse and walking upright.
Thank them.