Originally Posted by
jheath
Then quit if you're so unhappy. The world needs plenty of bartenders...
What you're saying isn't NEWS to anybody, man. That's the way it goes for a lot of people. At this point in my life, with the contract and pay scale, I don't see it as "selling my soul." There are a lot worse places to be right now. Give me a couple of years and that opinion might change. Bottom line, no one forces you to do this job. If you get to the point where you deem it no longer personally acceptable, then quit and go sell insurance or something. Complaining about it and being pessimistic doesn't help anybody's case. No one likes flying with that guy who won't shut up about how awful the job is.
That is the exact answer I expect on this board. Tell someone the truth about this job and they always tell you to quit. You said you are not selling your soul, tell that to the people I fly with that are getting divorced, have major alcohol problems, have custody battles and miss the last day of their parents life because of this job. I have yet to fly with one person in three years that hasn't in one shape or formed complained about this job. Everyone in this industry complains. The flight attendants complain (rightfully so) about their 10 days off and upcoming loss of 15 years of seniority. The management complains about pilots being lazy and not coming to work an extra hour early after vacation to update their manuals. Captains complain about being unable to move onto the majors or how PBS only gave them 17 days off instead of 18. The FOs complain about not being able to upgrade and their $29,000 salary. These are just a sampling of the complaints I have heard the last few weeks. If you don't like listening to people complain I would not get into this industry.