Originally Posted by atpwannabe
quaileman:
Couldn't agree with you more. I have an aviation education and spent most of my working career outside of aviation and HATED IT
. Working M-F, 8-5, has its ups and downs. Dealing with all the bu((sh!t about submitting reports, and just dealing with a whole lot of personalities just wore me out. I'm sick of corporate America.
Now that I have a chance to pursue the career I always wanted in the first place…..
I not going to let anything stop me.
Including accepting low pay/benies/QOL?
I think this is what quaileman was round-about saying hurts the profession, but maybe I just misread his post.
I agree with some to most of what skyhigh says, and from what I gleaned from quaileman's post, I totally agree with what he said. I loved flying and miss it sometimes, but I found myself stuck in a semi-low paying regional job with NO potential upward movement (in fact steady downward movment was/is the norm there) and needed to take care of my family. I opted out of the airline biz after 8 ½ years in it to pursue more secure and economically feasible work outside of aviation.
I think the folks that will do ANYTHING to get that "airline pilot" job, are cheating themselves, the profession, and their family (if they are at that point in their lives).
Do I miss it? Do I think about getting back in? Yes, but I am not willing to do that to my family (the large sacrifices) and choose not to be one of those who perpetuate a cheapened profession by accepting substandard wages and benies.
Just my 2 cents.