Originally Posted by
urp99
", but when I left there to pursue flying full time almost every prospective employer I contacted was more interested in my A&P/IA than they were my commercial pilot. .
Most likely you where/are at that time a much more experienced A&P then pilot. I have immediate family members who are A&P's. When they started out flying employers where interested in their A&P experience. When they applied for flying positions after gaining thousands of hours heavy jet time nobody cared they had a MX background.
I think you did the best thing for you and left for a flying gig. MX will always be there and try to take advantage of the new demand for pilots.