I threw in the towel back in '07 from CHQ. I was hired there at the age of 54, had my ATP, been flying since '73, been a CFI since '75. I guess I had blinders on my eyes to not see the state of 121 flying. I guess I still had the wild dream that airline flying was like it was when I first started flying back in '73. Forget it! I was so disillusioned after I started training that I thought "what the hell did I get myself into?". Never home, paid $23 and change with a 75 hr guarantee. I resigned with only 3 days left in training before I went on IOE. I still instruct part-time, have my own contracting business, and am a lot happier. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE to fly. But not like that.