Retiring United guy here.

Over 40 years in this business, I’ve learned a couple things.

Forget about any crystal ball predictions when it comes to career choices or investments.

Put family, QOL, and your health first.

If if you do the job just for the money and don’t enjoy it, you’ll be miserable and so will your family.

I had a class date with Seaboard (it became Tigers, then FedEx), a month before Tigers bought them and laid off a bunch of new hires and cancelled all classes. 1979.

I continued flying freight until 1987 when I went to CAL. That move cost me a LOT in seniority and pay (initially), but my QOL and health improved greatly. My family was sooo happy.

At the time CAL pay was dismal, as were predictions for their future. I didn’t care. I liked the flying and lived in base. (Cal was the first airline offer I got, followed closely by American and TWA and Western).

Several years later, all my friends at the Cargo op were looking for jobs. (Nobody saw that coming)

Ya just never know. Deal with what you know and can control.