Originally Posted by brianb (Post 1076838)

That day has already passed Sky!!! Seriously, balance, balance, balance. Weigh ALL the pluses and negatives kids and then make your OWN decision. Here is an idea. Get up, go outside and turn your eyes skyward, see that? That's good stuff. Love it or hate it, its your decision.

Originally Posted by MoonShot (Post 1077005)

IMO, when everyone else is running for the door, that's when you want to jump in. Starting an airline career now could turn out pretty good. Yes, times are uncertain right now, but fairly shortly, the bad times are going to pass and we will be looking at BIG TIME retirements from the top of the industry which will move everyone up the ladder. Starting now puts you in position to take advantage when things start improving vs. the people that wait to get in once things look good and have to play catch up.

The airline lifestyle isn't for everyone and I'm certainly not trying to talk you into it if it doesn't work for you, but I really enjoy it. Talk to the folks that have the "better jobs" in the industry and they will likely tell you that they traveled the same roads and experienced the same fears (to an extent) that you are having now.

Even as a commuter to reserve, I average 17-18 days at home a month. For me, the scheduling flexibility is the best thing about this job. That's not to say that you won't be missing events that you wanted to be at but with a little seniority you can work around most of the big ones.

There are still some good jobs left in the airline world (not what they were, but still better than 90% of the other jobs the general population have). You might have to start at a less desirable carrier at first, but that's how it goes. Enjoy the journey and good luck.

Originally Posted by SkyHigh (Post 1077247)

Brian,

I hate to say it but,,, Boring...:rolleyes: Come on you can do better than this. Put some effort into it why don't you? :)

Don't forget to tell the that your wife pays the bills. They need to know the truth. ;)

Skyhigh

Originally Posted by HercDriver130 (Post 1077808)

Dunno, just had a pretty nice 11 day trip that went something like: New York - Leipzeg - New York - Liege, Belgium - Bahrain - Amsterdam - Newark. Oh.. company flew me home today ...and I don't go back to work until the 15th of Nov.