Originally Posted by rickair7777

Actually this board is about the most positive and informative one out there...

Keep in mind that many of us started before 9/11 and had MUCH higher expectations as to the return we would get on the investment. For me it was a no brainer to leave my $120K job to go fly airplanes, make twice the money, benefits, retirement, and more days off. Fortunately for me, I still like to fly airplanes and my SO makes a lot of money.

Unfortunately the general public does not realize that our compensation has been reduced to below truck driver levels for the most part. Anyone who is serious about entering this career needs to shed their illusions and see what they are REALLY getting into. Sorry if the truth sucks, I know some of the entitlement crowd resent the intrusion on their fantasies.