There’s a fine line between a good attitude and having Stockholm Syndrome. You can talk yourself into any situation. At Mesa, the really good points exist everywhere else. The really, really good points elsewhere, I promise you, do not exist at Mesa.
It comes down to how much you value yourself. Yes, I’ve been on the outside looking in, and I know all too well what a real job is like, that does not give you the right to de-value this profession with accepting lower standards.