Originally Posted by
JJSmooth
I feel as though I am wasting away waiting for the next big thing to happen and feel I have nothing to say about it.
I want to start another business and take back control of my life again. I can't wait until I save up some money so I can get out of this business. It isn't what I thought it would be. I know I can't live like this for another 30 years.
Anybody else feel this way?
Some folks manage to do both.
But, no...you aren't alone. For some, when coming to the airline pilot profession from a different occupation, finding satisfaction is more difficult than imagined. The airline business isn't a meritocracy, and some miss that environment. I know I did when I retired from the military and was hired by a major as a flight engineer.
It wasn't a status thing...it was the understanding that how well one does has practically no impact on one's career.
You can improve things, however. If your company does its own instruction, you can consider being a ground or sim instructor and still fly the line. Or you might look into union work as a way of bringing a little extra to the job.
But ultimately, you will have to reconcile yourself to the fact that the only way you move up is if someone else moves out.