Hi JONSV,
Surely it can't be that bad. Listen lets swap jobs for a month (I wish) and we will see who's better off. I would love to be in your shoes right now and so would many others. I suppose that by your age, with respect, that you haven't had any of the low paid, dirty, long houred , degrading jobs that I and many others out there have had. You have a great future, long haul command, well above average salary, ok you work hard and it's long hours waking up at 4:00am but if you don't want it give me the job.
Oh, and this talk that I will have to work every weekend, don't get me wrong I love my weekends, but who cares if I have to work them, I will do it gladly. Another thing is that if I join on the 777 I will have to do the east coast US such as New York, Atlanta, Orlando......poor me.....come on!!
I don't have rose tinted glasses either - I am just living in the real world.
Flying for a living is not a job - it's a way of life
Cheers!!