Originally Posted by
blastboy
This is a great comparison, Kilo! Doctors/NP's and Pilots share very similar hardships in the profession.
I watched my mom sacrifice years of her life to get where she is as an FNP; working all nighters, in the ER, volunteering, medical politics, research, kissing ass, laid off, dealing with lunatics and not to mention the expenses of getting there. Same goes for my pops with the airlines; years of sacrifice, expenses, paycuts, union crap and getting pushed into the dirt only to get up and have it happen all over again. Doctors/NP's and Pilots make a decent financial living but at a great sacrifice. The nature of the professions is completely opposite but both must go through years of hardship to get to the "dream job."
Exactly! Hard work still pays off, and although I am not in the airline biz yet, I have at least 10 friends flying for various regionals. All of them love their jobs, and I think it is important to remember that all of the griping that goes on around here shouldn't trump the fact that flying airplanes is still a great job, if you are willing to work for it!