Originally Posted by watch

I find the job easy. If I stay as an FO, I will literally be doing the same thing with no added responsibility for years. I do not think it will get any harder overall.

Hard flights or a long trip from time to time? Sure, but that doesn't mean this is a difficult job at all.

Ok then I upgrade and there's a learning curve and new responsibility as a captain. Becoming proficient in a new seat or aircraft has a learning curve that may feel challenging for a month or two. Then it becomes routine and it's easy, and then you literally have no added responsibility for the rest of your life.

In normal jobs, as you get older and more experienced they give you raises in exchange for managing bigger projects, leading more people, and usually working longer hours. They take more work home with them and need to work weekends and nights if you want a bigger bonus. This is especially true for anyone making over $200k. These challenges or increasing difficulty is not the case for an airline pilot.

So no, I don't think this job is hard now, and am very grateful for that. It is a big reason why I chose to do this.

Also I don't know any cool pilots who honestly would try to convince me that this is a hard job. However, maybe there are exceptions! I'm always surprised by new things.