Originally Posted by TiredSoul

I respectfully disagree, it’s much more useful in the right seat
Being a CFI teaches you people skills and the discipline to hold your tongue when you’re flying with people that you really do not want to associate with in your time off.
You learn to introduce your opinion in a non confrontational way.
Being a CFI is about development of your people skills.
You’ll need to work for a independent school or FBO where you have all ages and all skill levels walking in.
If you work for a sausage factory where every student is your own age and you call them dude and brah….not so much.