I tell my students that they have to love to fly more than most anything and be prepared to do whatever it takes to hang in there. Yeah the industry isn't the same as it was. But there are still jobs to do and evidently plenty of pilots to do them. I couldn't do the 9 to 5 thing. I might last 5 years before I had to change jobs. 4:30 shows this semester sucked, but I needed multi time and there was a seat in the 404 with my name on it, so I was there. Most of my friends think I'm crazy to spend a Friday or Saturday morning flying the suits around the region, but I still loved it. That's why I won't give in. I'm getting paid to do the very thing I'd do in my spare time. How many people can really say that about their job?