Originally Posted by
ToiletDuck
My nextdoor neighbor from El Campo has been working for UPS going on 19yrs. He loves it. My old CFI works for NetJets and he loves it. My very first CFI is an FO for CAL on a 737 and he loves it. I'm a CFI and use to love it. Now I'm just wanting to finish my last ten students (for the money), then I'm moving on to regionals. So far I love it... But everythings a job. You always want something else. I could be a captain for UPS and probably still wish I was doing something different... Like they say; If you can't love the one you want, love the one your with. (someone give me a grammar check on that last sentence I can't figure it out if it's right or not lol.... *cough*Tony *cough*...)
All the people you mentioned seem to have reached a goal or at least are well on their way. What about the rest? What about the majority who don't reach their goals or in my case had a difficult time of things? My CFI got hired by Horizon at 23 and is still there. I can report you than he has accepted his situation by now but is definitely not happy about it. What about your friend at CAL? If they merge he most likely will be out of a job and will have to start over at a regional. Love is fickle. I didn't start out as a Skyhigh. Twenty years of sacrifice and of being kicked to the curb helped me to see the light.
SkyHigh