Originally Posted by
SOPS
Can I say.. after I got out of flying ( after 36 years and 22000 hours).. I am now a train driver. I love the conditions ( that include 9 weeks annual leave).. sure the money is not the same as I earned as a 777 Captain.. but I am so much happier. No jet lag.. lovely place to work, home at night. Wish I had done it 10 years ago.
I hope my post didn't come across as being at all denigrating of train driving as a job. There's obviously no comparison between train driving and being a pilot. One involves a secure job with an extremely powerful union protecting everyone's pay and conditions, a stable roster, a sustainable work/life balance, an excellent pension, a fair rate for overtime etc. whereas the other...
nickler: you have a vastly inflated and totally unwarranted sense of your own importance.