Originally Posted by SharkyBN584

I like my job most of the time. I really only complain about the commute every now and then. When I first started, I'd get really depressed reading some of the crap you see on this website about pay, QOL, etc. Especially the stuff that comes from SkyHigh. But then you gotta think about it.

How much do you love this job? How important is it to you that continue to do your job for your current wage? Do you have enough determination to stay in an industry that is suspect at best? If so, then you have no reason to be bothered by anything SkyHigh has to say. If what he says does bother you, perhaps it is time to look for another profession. This job does not offer the security and guarantees that can be found in other lines of work. Some people dread this, others thrive on it.

For every point, you will read a counterpoint. SkyHigh is the counterpoint to all the happy-go-lucky pilots out there who think everything is great, that upgrade is right around the corner, and that all they have to do is put in a few more years before they're flying across the pond on a 767 with their company's name (and not someone elses) actually printed on the side. Fact of the matter is, not everyone on here will get that. Some will retire at regionals, some will get fed up and quit, some will lose licenses or medicals, some won't make it for reasons out of their control. For those people, SkyHigh is proof that there is life beyond flying. You can live life and be happy outside the cockpit. He's not happy with the way flying worked out for him, and feels that it's his duty to inform others that if it doesn't work out, there's other things you can do. So be it.

I don't blame anyone for being excited about their job. I think it's great that people defend this profession against perceived attacks on it by him. But in the grand scheme of things, is he here just because he gets off on making you angry, or is he getting people to think about alternatives that may not include flying? If an anonymous poster on this forum gets you riled up, what's going to happen when you walk into your "dream job" interview and are told "Thanks, but no thanks". Learn to take the good with the bad, weigh different points of view, and realize that while you may not agree with them, that doesn't make them wrong. He's not hurting anyone...he's the point of view most people would rather ignore, but a great example of where a few of us could be somewhere down the road.

Originally Posted by Seatownflyer

He's like that ex that refuses to let go. Always skulking about in the shadows. He brings up very good points but geez, get over it. MOVE ON.

Originally Posted by SaltyDog

I mentor a lot of people about aviation. Am sure most of us do. I give the good, the bad, and the ugly. Why? because few pilots think everything is great, just like any job, it has lumps with the sugar. They decide if they want to give it a shot. Skyhigh doesn't trust anyone else to do that. He only dwells on the negatives as he perceives them. Respect that he quit and is rants don't bother me, I am fortunate to call it a success, even though many may disagree because they have different views. So be it, but I do think he enjoys being a dreamkiller.