BillHicks
You obviously never managed to qualify for the dubious priviledge of flying in todays bean-counter run industry!
To claim that the stated professions work harder shows you do not have much of an idea of todays multi-sector, short turn round days, flying in increasingly crowded skies.
Since when did pilots not require years of training? This is something that is ongoing through a pilot's career and is also assessed unlike the professions you mentioned!
You may think that enabling businessmen and women to travel is not worthwhile, also you may think that enabling all these valid professions to travel and enjoy their hoilday time in all parts of the world is not worthwhile, that is your opinion to which you are entitled.
How many careers do you know in which competency is continually assessed and required to maintain your "honest days wage"?
A word of advice, don't stick your head up your rear end, it may get stuck!