I've heard of "dreams", "passions", which really translate to cheap pilots. Those pilots can eat glory and status.

I cannot.

I've also seen "pilot shortages" 3 times in my career. Each time I read that the conditions would get better etc, etc. There is a stack of resumes on each desk 12" thick that need to be address and a few mergers and bankruptcies to be completed before any real hiring starts.

But by all means, pay for your type rides for the sniff of an interview, just like your friend's-mother's-neighbor's-accountant's-pool boy did just last week. Now he's making $215,000 year on a 747 with 1 week on 4 weeks off.

Oh, and I.T. has a truck load of "work from home" (remote) jobs. I don't even need pants!

CE