I used to try explain to the guys I fly with now what it was like at Flexjet there towards the end and all they could do was shake their heads. It's so far outside the realm of normal that people who haven't lived it have a hard time wrapping their minds around it. Now I just say it was good at the beginning, lousy at the end, and leave it at that.
I flew with a bunch of great guys there. I also flew with a bunch of guys who I came to realize had only stuck around because they never had a chance to move on, for whatever reasons. I say that with no malice whatsoever. For the longest time, I was convinced that I was one of those guys.
Those who could have moved on have by now moved on. Those that are left are just hoping to get through it. And those who are thriving probably have borderline personality issues.