Originally Posted by
mmaviator
8 years of corporate sales, so could you transfer to a different company for more money since that is what you are looking for. The pilot thing is like las vegas....play the right slot machine, at the right casino, at the right day, at the right time and jackpot(maybe). In other words, the pilot career is a big gamble and only do you know if it worked out when your 65 and looking back.
mmaviator nailed it exactly about this career. A friend and I got on with a 121 commuter 10 years ago. He dropped out right before his checkride and got a job in corporate sales. I thought he was making a huge mistake. Now he is regional sales manager for a major pharmaceutical company making a brazzillion dollars. I stuck it out in aviation and I have been in and out of aviation employment. I was unemployed for over a year at one point. I am now working my "b" job not in aviation and not making nearly what I was hoping for and still looking for a pilot job. Stick with the sales. One thing he did was not hang with one company. He kept moving to companies with better pay. In today's world you can't think you are going to spend 25 years working for the same people. It's sad, but modern corporations have no loyaty to their people and you should not have a loyalty to them. Always look for a better paycheck!