Originally Posted by
Rnav
Hey Easy,
Sorry to hear about your marriage. Things like that are the real cost of this career that people don't like to hear about. And yes, to all those peeps out there that say it happens in any career that is true.
But at least in those careers your not on the phone in a hotel trying to talk to your family(in my case my wife and kid) and you can be there when its needed. Hell, I still haven't unpacked my toiletry kit(I'm a very well trained gearmonkey) and am still living out of it at home!
With all that being said I am proud I made it and did fly 121 ops. I still think about what I accomplished with fondness. With that said, I never thought I'd be one of those guys posting about how I left the airlines last week to get my life back
Good luck to my brothers and sister's going through the same dilemma...
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An airline career is not the only one that requires people to travel away from home. I have been in the airline industry for a short 3 years, and during my commutes have talked to folks with many different careers. What it all came down to was that the more money they wanted to make, the more they had to travel. And when they were not on the road, they drove home from work, then spent the next several hours e-mailing.
I'm not telling you that you made the wrong(or even a bad)decision. Everyone has different circumstances, as well as what is most valuable to them. My point is that the grass is often greener on the other side, and that pilots are not the only ones that have to settle family disputes over the phone. In any case, I wish you and your family happiness, and the best of luck in whatever your new adventure may be.