"they want someone who wants to fly red-eyes and clean the jet afterwards"

This "paying dues" thing is funnier to me every year that I get between my last flying job and my current desk job (about 5 years). I'm still in aviation but not on the pilot side anymore. If I offered to clean the office, they would probably send me for a mental evaluation.

Good luck to everyone who can keep taking the beatings. You are better men and women than I am.