Enjoying sky high QOL and getting a real flying job before your flow number comes up in 8-12 years aren't mutually exclusive. A lot of guys on here talk like gunners commuting across 3 timezones and sleeping in the most roach-infested crashpads, picking up every dog**** turn down to 8 days off in merciless pursuit of 1000 hrs TPIC but you never run into anyone doing that in real life.