exeagle

You're a pain in the a$$ to fly with too!

MDT06

Well, I'm kind of glad that we have some happy pilots. As for the ones that are unhappy, why not consider a second career? I met a pilot who is a successful real estate agent and he loves both worlds. With today's technology, you could do so many other things and manage to fly....

Silver02ex

I'm happy. I may be part of a small group of people who is actually happy at Pinnacle. Still on reserve but I fly a lot and live in base. It's not the best place to work but both my wife and I are happy.

JoeyMeatballs

I would say the average guy who posts on this thread, saying "I love my job whoohoo" probably has less then a year in the 121 world, again not all, but most, I like my job, I am getting tired of the downward spiral the industry has taken, just wait until the furloughs at the major level happen, and if you think they won't you are VERY VERY niave

SmoothOnTop

It's what you make of it:

If I want to like it, I can.

If I want to hate it, I'll quit...

SkyHigh

I think each one of us has a limited amount of difficulty and hard times we can face before our attitude begins to sour. I put up with 10 years of crummy low paying jobs before I could make it to a regional. By then I was so burned out, broke and miserable that it was difficult to even be happy when I finally got the job.

I bet it is easier to be happy if you were able to jump into a regional when you were ready for it and then move on to a major while you are still young enough to survive the down turns and benefit from having the job to begin with.

If things get as bad as they seem then there will be a lot of long faces for perhaps the next decade. I was one of the younger guys in my regional new hire class at 29 or so and had the lowest time of 4800 hours. It will get back to that here real soon.

Skyhigh

FlyerJosh

In mine time (both at the airlines, corporate flying, and office/service jobs), I've often found that two things influence how I perceive the job.

The first is what I get/want out of anything. Like SmoothOnTop said: "If I want to like it- I can." I'm an optimist- always have been. Even sitting on a sinking ship (Independence Air), I enjoyed the company of good friends and the good times.

It's the attitude that you bring to the table that sets a lot of how you perceive your job/position.

Second, is the attitude of those people with whom you associate. If on your days off (or overnights) you spend time reading webforums and posting bitterly about how much you are getting screwed by management, and then you go on a trip and complain all the time about this and that, you're bound to get negative (same thing if you spend all of your time with people that do the same).

I'd much rather not talk while flying, than listen to somebody's gripes about why life sucks.

As for my current job, I couldn't be happier. I get a great work/life balance, and am secure in my future and that of my family. I get to golf on the occasional overnight and am thinking about heading back to school for a master's degree. Not all jobs in aviation suck- you just have to find the right place for your personality.

JoeyMeatballs

I think a lot of you guys are misinterpreting what I said, I LIKE THE JOB, I am tired of the Industry BS, does that make anysense?

HercDriver130

SAAB.....have you done anything professionally except fly?...... LOTS of industries SUCK.....Most are what we make of them....My wife is a career IT person ( 24 years ).... and guess what ....she thinks her industry sucks......

JoeyMeatballs

Herc, can you honestly say you are pleased with this Industry? I love the job, but 10 years ago, a DC-9 CA was making 190/hr, guess what they are making now????????? Dont forget about inflation, not to mention they are working some 30% more. I love the Profession, thats why I get so bent out of shape when I see whats going on with it.