pony172

Stay the three years and get the pension if it is worth it. However, if you were at UPS, that three years of waiting would cost you $12,600 a year in pension if you retired a captain. Not to mention tens of thousands (or more depending on the market) in B-plan (401k) type earnings that almost all major airlines have. Seniority is life.
My next statement is going to sound horrible, but think it about it. $150K is not big money, broaden your outlook a little. The military conditioned us to think that was a lot of money and it was, while we were on active duty. For what we do in the civilian world, in this labor market it is below market value. Even if you broke even and stayed at 150k as an airline guy, you are only working about 14-17 days a month with none of the crap you are dealing with now. Your earning ability per days worked is far higher on this side of the fence. Food for thought.

awakenedpilot

That has been a large part of my thought process in this. No job is perfect. Yes I know there is nothing inherently special about airline flying after a while, but when you look at it this way as a pay to hours worked ratio it really makes you think differently about that "comfortable, home every night, weekends off" office job. Just have to decide which you want.


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Sliceback

121 paperwork hassle? Close to zero.
You can automate the paperwork prints you want. Takes under a minute to type. Printing takes a couple of minutes max. During that time you can electronically download your flight plan, open the wx app to load the enroute wx, and open a company app to look at any passenger stuff(standbys, jump seaters, etc).

If you're hustling you can walk up to a gate 20-30 minutes ahead of time and launch to Europe or Asia on time. You'll be busy but it's possible.