Been in the trenches over 20 years and still enjoy aircraft but disappointed with how the airline business has decayed. A recent editorial response in one of the trade magazines sums up the opinions of "most" of the professionals in Aircraft Maintenance.
Question= Would you recommend Aircraft Maintenance as a career for your son or daughter? Response= I would rather he or she become a piano player in a whore house.
As mentioned in a previous reply, how long does one put up with the lack of respect and second class citizen status before your morale suffers and you end up becoming brain dead! Sad and unfortunate truth. Remember, only the logo changes.
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Sometimes you get the chicken, most times you get the feathers