Originally Posted by casual observer

I did some quick, back of the napkin figuring and concluded that if you were hired today, a FEDEX pilot will make $423,076 more over a 30 year career, but a Delta pilot would be 19.7 percent happier. The FEDEX pilot will live to be 86, while the Delta pilot will live to be 91. The FEDEX pilot will have 1.7 wives, while the Delta pilot will have 2.1.
The Delta pilots kids will be better looking....

Everyone likes different things. But, obviously, it's a tough choice.