He comes across as a total
especially the class remarks... But he’s not entirely wrong.
I’m practically a hobbyist these days and in the process of being canned for the final time. Generally not too bothered.
Secondary occupation built up over the last decade as a property developer/investor. Does pretty well.
Echo the thoughts of others... Retraining or running your own business is infinitely more challenging than most flying jobs. It takes resolve you probably don’t know you have and you’ll have more days than you can count that resemble the worst sim checks imagineable. Be prepared to spend a lot of time (potentially years and years) working without tangible reward.
Buf once you do, you’ll realise that all but the top end of Legacy payscale/lifestyle are relatively uninteresting by comparison.
If you do it and STICK at it, then you likely wont regret dropping the flying and the compromise that comes with it.
Best of luck to everybody.