Sky,

Do all of your 4,800 posts consist of b****ing about the job and industry, or just 4,799 of them?

Come on now...you had your time at the airlines, and you didn't enjoy it. You quit, and now you're happier and at home. You cannot sit here every damn day telling people to stay away and that they wont be happy. You have no idea who these people are, what their motivations are, how much they love flying, or how much they'll love flying professionally. Not saying that they will, though. I know that many will be unhappy and hate it, but not all. You know what? Just sit there and be happy with your decision. You can't run around telling people how they'll feel and what they will like or hate, because truth is, you don't know. You cannot tell me that I'll love or hate something - you don't know me. Every ******* post someone makes asking for advice on what to do, you jump in and give them your story and tell them how miserable they'll be. How the heck do you know that it will be miserable it will be for that person? Just because you're wonderfully pessimistic doesn't mean the next guy is.

As for me, I'm gonna go for it. I love flying that much - I love it more than anything else by far. I love the thought of the whole experience of flying professionally. I think I'm going to enjoy it, but you know what? I'm not sure. Maybe you're right. Maybe I'll hate it. But I sure as hell am not going to go off the advice of some crotchety guy who makes 99/100 posts that bash the industry and crushes any little 12 year old that asks what it's like.

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