Originally Posted by
driftking92
This is going to be depressing but looking for help on whether my situation is normal or not and what to do.
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1) Totally normal. There has nearly always been a gross oversupply of pilots in Australia.
2) Apart from not allowing yourself to feel victimised and sorry for yourself, there are many, many options. None of them perfect. Decide on a course of action which suits you best. Never get locked into the idea of not leaving Essendon or Melbourne or Victoria or Australia. The best advice I can offer is to look everywhere in the world and I mean everywhere. There is nothing to fear. Really!. Covid travel restrictions will eventually lift, start looking now.
Meantime, your street sweeper gig almost certainly pays more than a bare bones instructor or charter pilot plus they treat you with more respect and dignity than you’ll get with most flying jobs.