Originally Posted by
Dan64456
Speaking of monotony, have you ever sat in a cubicle? I've been in one for 5 years now and my life has gone from exciting to horrible. I'd much rather fly the PHL VCN8 every day than stare at the same computer screen with its decade old operating system dealing with ignorant entitlement minded people all day. My job has no real new 'levels of accuracy' to strive for either... No matter what I do, or how good I do it, it's never good enough for the corporate minded. Being a 'cost center' has been a bain on my existence. I don't know your situation nor am I trying to insult you in any way, but I'm just offering a viewpoint from a cubicle dweller... since most jobs that aren't burger flipping or changing oil involve sitting under fluorescent lights getting fatter and dealing with the poster children of nepotism. I'm just hoping things get better for all of us soon... And even though I have my issues with the airline industry and the idiot public (not the smart public) pleasing "security" measures imposed on us by our government, I still hope one day to be in the cockpit seeing the world.
The majority of airline pilots have had office jobs, either as civilians or in the military. What you are gripping about is often fact, but you have one great advantage...you can quit for a better opportunity and often get paid more to boot. That is almost never an option in airlines...you either take an untenable pay and QOL cut to start over as furlough-fodder at the bottom of someone else's list, or you are viewed with suspicion for wanting to make a lateral move.
The airlines used to be worth a significant amount of BS because the payoff was high if you made it in the end...but that is no longer the case for most airlines.