You hit it right on the head LAWPILOT. Im lucky that I do have a business degree and tons of management experience that has allowed me to get job that pays me extremely well. The problem is that I HATE it.

I interviewed for Great Lakes and was disappointed that i didn't get the job that would pay me $60k/yr LESS than what i'm making at my office job that makes me think about slitting my wrists everyday.

I would also much rather be sitting in the right seat sipping coffee at 350 looking down at suckers LIKE ME who are sipping coffee looking UP and are impatiently waiting for the day to get back in the air!!!

I will probably catch sh1t from a lot of people on here for saying this, but I do realize QOL sucks, bad routes, bad hotels, low pay, benefits, etc. But come on, flying an airplane is the best job in the world. You dont know what hell is until you have to punch in everyday and take 8 hours worth of sh1t from lazy employees, micro managing bosses, and p1ssed off self centered clients.

I was told by my micro managing boss, to find a creative way to make lowering A/R a challenge. To me, a challenge is flying IMC all the way down to minimums, not bill collecting. Cant wait to give him the middle finger....

Our industry does need to be overhauled for better QOL, pay, and benefits. But think about it, how many people take pictures of their office? I have NEVER said " I cant wait to get to that staff meeting".