People develop tunnel vision when they have been in one career for a long time.

It is easy to become despondent or complacent when it comes to work. Pilots think they have it great once they breach 40K and forget about the fortune they spent to get there. Mailmen can complain about their jobs when really they have got it pretty good. It cost them nothing to earn their solid benefits package and middle class wages.

Pilots should earn far more for what they have to do. The mailman is going to be able to retire one day. People seem to forget that our profession is not just a playground but probably our biggest investment. As such it needs to be evaluated on its rate of return.

And when compared to most other common careers on virtually all levels it stinks. One way to make the numbers work out is if you can make it to the big time, UPS, FedEx or SWA. The problem is that there just is not room enough for most of us.

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