Well, after seeing two companies I’ve worked for furlough, the victim of one of them, downgraded at another, and one place that no longer even exists, oh, and making less than $40k my first five years as a 121 airline pilot, yeah, I’m pretty cynical and have issues with this career. Now that I’m finally at a major with less than a year seniority and we just got an email about a cut in capacity and furlough is on everyone’s mind, you’ll have to forgive me for not seeming optimistic and happy.

And that all said, in the cockpit, with 95% of guys, we genuinely have a pleasant day, make jokes, get through it etc.
Just finished a 12 hour day today with 7.5 block, four write ups, T-storms, and other issues, and somehow had a good time with another pilot whom I shared almost zero background in common.