I get the feeling that everyone who posts on here that they are in love with their job and happy are going to be shuffled into the "you hit the lottery" category.

 

"Your story isn't over yet either."

Yeah it is, I could retire tomorrow at 46 and not look back. But, of course, Skyhigh is right. There is risk in the airline career, all you 19 year old lurkers, listen up. UPS could tank in five years and we'd could all be on the street. I think risk is part of life. You can't eliminate it altogether.

Glad Skyhigh is here to warn us there is risk in life, though.

"You are one of the lucky ones. UPS, FedEx and SWA are about the best things going right now."

Wait....I seem to remember you saying you wouldn't work for SWA. You CHOSE not to consider them when National tanked and you were a 121 current and qualifed 757 F/O. Yet, you say it's one of the only good jobs around and preach doom and gloom. What kind of credibility does someone have who preaches doom and gloom and couldn't find it in himself to work as a pilot at a SWA.

See people, Skyhigh made choices that knocked him down. Be sure to read that into his never changing stuff, here.

I'm starting to think Skyhigh should NEVER have gone into aviation. That's what he tells me with every post I read.

 

I think he is on these forums under orders from his therapist.

 

The truth is that most of the kids at my airline who "paid" 120k for all of their schooling were funded by mommy and daddy. They also have brand new Scott flight cases and Bose headsets. People don't fly for the money. If that is your reason for becoming a pilot... I did it the 61 way, and avoided a lot of debt by working 2 jobs. It took longer, but now I can survive on what they pay me.

That said... Piloting is definitely not what it used to be but neither is being a Doctor or a Lawyer, and a Bachelor's degree is about as good as a high school diploma was 30 years ago. And of course there is always somebody willing to fly airplanes for the privilege of eating pretzels and drinking water...

 

The Highest Paying Jobs in the U.S.

November 20th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Department of Labor information shows that 8 of the 10 highest paying jobs, in the U.S., are in the medical field:
The Highest Paying Jobs in the United States
(Non-medical salaries in bold)

1. Surgeon — $181,850
2. Anesthesiologist — $174,610
3. OB/GYN — $174,610
4. Oral and maxillofacial surgeon — $169,600
5. Internist — $156,790
6. Prosthodontist — $156,710
7. Orthodontist — $153,240
8. Psychiatrist — $151,380
9. Chief Executive Officer — $140,880
10. Engineering Manager — $140,210
11. Pediatrician — $140,000
12. Family or general practitioner — $137,980
13. Physician/surgeon, all other — $137,100
14. Airline Pilot — $134,090
15. Dentist — $132,660
16. Podiatrist — $111,130
17. Lawyer — $110,590
18. Dentist, any other specialist — $106,040
19. Air Traffic Controller — $100,430
20. Computer and Information Systems Manager — $100,110
21. Marketing Manager — $100,020
22. Natural Sciences Manager — $97,560
23. Sales Manager — $96,950
24. Astronomer — $96,780

That's funny, I don't see bartender or Postal employee in there anywhere. And by the way, you want to talk about being happy at work, where do you think the term "going postal" came from?

 

DE, I don't think he's got the PIC to apply to SWA.

 

If you can't afford babies, you shouldn't have them.

 

Sky,
You talk about people's story not being over yet. Well, your's isn't either. I wish you the best of luck but success in your own business is not guaranteed to last forever either.

 

Hey Frieght Puppy I like career women.

 

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