Originally Posted by
amsm01
Left, never looked back. Life is so much better on the ground that any comparison feels ridiculous - it’s not even a close run. I feel foolish for sucking my thumb for so long. If you’re asking the question the chances are probably fair that you’d find the same outcome. Hope you try it too and find yourself in a far, far better spot.
Euro short haul, sweatbox seat etc. Not to say I didn’t have to think long and hard beforehand but in hindsight, I shudder to think if I’d passed up the opportunity to go. Single best decision I’ve ever made.
What industry have you gone to? I can't imagine what someone with only flying experience could walk into and be on remotely close to a standard FO salary let alone skipper money, unless they'd been moonlighting as a financial advisor or something.