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For every positive story about being an airline pilot you can find one warning to stay far away. I have a CPMEL/IA and graduated Riddle (and even did a stint a
by eternalny1 8y ago
For every positive story about being an airline pilot you can find one warning to stay far away.
I have a CPMEL/IA and graduated Riddle (and even did a stint as ATC) but have switched to software engineering.
The grass is not always greener.
- bronco21016 8y agoI truly believe some people just aren’t cut out for it. 99% of people I’ve worked with that had a ‘horrific’ career complained mostly of the time away from home and schedule. It leads them to hopping around airlines trying to find the best setup and never really gaining any kind of seniority so they can get that sweet schedule. It’s fine that some people aren’t up for it but they definitely should not be in this career if they can’t handle being on the road. I would imagine trucking is similar in that regard. Don’t make the jump if you don’t truly want to live on the road. The other 1% were truly unlucky from mergers, bankruptcies, or furloughs. I imagine that happens in nearly any industry given enough time.