The best paid jobs in aviation are either dangerous, or boring.
If you can do without the money, there are still interesting jobs to be done. Most use them as stepping stones to, you guessed it, the airlines!
So, if you're already doing an interesting job, with a view to joining an airline, make sure you enjoy every last moment, because once you move on, those memories may have to last you a lifetime!
And if you're already flying for an airline, just accept you are doing it for the money, and find your fun elsewhere!
The rot was already well under way, however, now the over-hyped threat of 'terrorism' gives the fun police licence to stamp out enjoyment wherever they find it!
(Richard Reid - The shoe bomber carried explosives in his shoes, so now I have to take my shoes off to pass through security! Good job he didn't secrete the stuff in his underpants!)
Sad, but mostly true!