It is true that you have more time off, but if you're one of those poor souls that have to commute, well, that's a bite out of your free time, right? Plus, people in other careers can hold another job because they can schedule a second job outside of the standard 9-5, Monday-Friday. If I were an employer, I'd be ticked to know that I have to work shift schedule to accommodate this pilot who doesn't know when the Bat Phone will ring or what his next month or two looks like.

As for the chick magnet thing. I think the female population is getting smarter about being with pilots. A buddy of mine who has never had a problem getting chicks in the past is now getting the Heisman Trophy from chicks right off the line because he mentions that he's a pilot. He has to lie to these chicks to get past the first drink. Maybe it works on the FA and CSR because of their education level as you indicated. But as for the rest of the population, at least, the chicks I've met all prefer to know that the guy's around town. I think that pilot mystique is dying...the chicks know that we're man whoring away from home...and they don't like that!