Originally Posted by acl65pilot

You know, The job has its bad points, but there are some good ones too. I do not care how much you make, getting to sleep in on a Monday is awesome.
I see my wife get up every day, go to the office, and then come home with her work. I get physically ill just thinking of doing that for the rest of my life.
Fact is that there are somethings that money can't buy.

FWIW anyone that thinks that you can go in to another career field and make 100K+ and really 130K+ in five years is nuts. Do not compare yourself to a Doctor, Lawyer, or and Executive. Those guys have paid their dues too. Fact is that we all look at the top 1% of every industry and say, "I could do that." Fact is that unless you are Superman or have been in another industry it will take you another 7-10 years min to make what you make at a major airline. That the facts. I looked in to it since I have an MBA. Even with this and management experience the best I could hope for would be 60-70K for a few years until I could prove myself in that company. (I know SkyHigh you are going to compare me to the 1% but the fact is that is no where near the norm.)