There are opportunities for pilots to join their ranks. Ever wonder why very few pilots decide to go that route? I don't. We have the best effort/$ ratio in the company along with the amazing and highly underrated benefit of putting work in a bag in our closet and letting it sit there for a month or longer if we choose.
Ask any of your friends making 300k plus a year if they can do that. You may have to wait a minute because they are probably on a phone call or zoom.