A deep sense of meaning…
09-01-2022, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by PlaneS
Do you find it in your flying job? If not, where do you go and/or what do you do to get a feeling of purpose and meaning? (If it’s something you care about, of course)
Flying is fun but the more I do it, the less I think it ticks this box for me.
Flying is fun but the more I do it, the less I think it ticks this box for me.
09-01-2022, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by PlaneS
Do you find it in your flying job? If not, where do you go and/or what do you do to get a feeling of purpose and meaning? (If it’s something you care about, of course)
Flying is fun but the more I do it, the less I think it ticks this box for me.
Flying is fun but the more I do it, the less I think it ticks this box for me.
09-01-2022, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by PlaneS
Do you find it in your flying job? If not, where do you go and/or what do you do to get a feeling of purpose and meaning? (If it’s something you care about, of course)
Flying is fun but the more I do it, the less I think it ticks this box for me.
Flying is fun but the more I do it, the less I think it ticks this box for me.
It motivates me to help those in the community, and caring for the least cared in society while expecting no pay back makes me feel I am making a difference in that person’s life. Even if it’s small.
Offering my separate skills/gifts to others is always a satisfaction.
You can always look into angel flights or other avenues of that sort. Jobs are a mean to an end, no matter how good. Not a fulfillment in life. Even the military. Been there done that, and felt like I was wasting my life rather than fulfilling it surprisingly.
Not saying a job can’t be enjoyed but if you’re looking for complete fulfillment in a job created by a business for the purpose of profit, well…
Next time you see a happy janitor buffing the floors at 1AM in Orlando, or a bathroom attendant in CLT who cleans for hours on end and gives smiles and greetings to everyone, ask them. They might know a secret or two.
09-01-2022, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by bajthejino
That's one reason I flew/fly bush/humanitarian/DOD. Those flights mean something to a lot of people. A generator for village infirmary, taking child soldiers out of the jungle to NGOs to start a lifetime of healing and then flying the guys in to take care of the people that put the children in the position to kill their parents and become child soldiers in the first place. Very rewarding. Very satisfying. Makes flogging a Citation up and down the east coast very boring. Regional flying more so. Flying domestic cargo comes in a distant runner up.
09-01-2022, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by PlaneS
Well, I appreciate you self-reporting as a complete sellout (in your own unflattering words, a “mercenary”) who cares about nothing other than compensation, but not everyone who works to earn their living feels the same way as you do. If you truly think that just because you work to earn a living, that you are a mercenary, then you don’t understand what a mercenary is. Sounds like you just wanted to chime in with some tough talk 🙄
Which one are you?
09-01-2022, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Goingupinverted
Next time you see a happy janitor buffing the floors at 1AM in Orlando, or a bathroom attendant in CLT who cleans for hours on end and gives smiles and greetings to everyone, ask them. They might know a secret or two.
09-02-2022, 01:14 PM
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Meaning can be derived from your contribution to the household. Not just financial, but also as a role model. Pilots are professionals (mostly) and carry themselves so. Inspire others to fly and mentor them.
Other poster has a broad definition of mercenary. Suppose everyone is either a mercenary (earners), criminal (takers), and those dependents supported by either.
Other poster has a broad definition of mercenary. Suppose everyone is either a mercenary (earners), criminal (takers), and those dependents supported by either.
09-02-2022, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by PineappleXpres
Other poster has a broad definition of mercenary. Suppose everyone is either a mercenary (earners), criminal (takers), and those dependents supported by either.
09-02-2022, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by METO Guido
Except that clock-in/out & the lives so occupied aren't exclusively one or the other. Give and take, bitter with the sweet. The OP posted under leaving career. You spend a lot of life at work. Miserable is no life.
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