Originally Posted by seekingblue

I'll only speak for myself:

I have a love hate relationship with the job (more hate than love, recently --and it isn't even summer yet with 31R closed). I prefer to work closer to 70hrs.

I'm thankful to be here, but I'm not the "I'm so lucky to have had a job here crowd."

Maybe we just agree to disagree, but this job is the hardest job I've ever had. Not in terms of physical labor, but the emotional toll it takes on folks.

The fumes, night flying, time away from loved ones is the hardest part of the job. I've flown with guys who are depressed. I've flown with guys who are unbelievably angry. I think calling this job easy, hurts guys who are struggling.

Don't take for granted how hard this job is. And don't confuse lack of physically challenging labor for an easy job-- it's not.