Jon S Gull
Altruism is today - thankfully becoming scarcer, and the ones who cry out for it occasionally don't know exactly WHAT it is that they want, or more commonly - are members of the "back to the caves" movement too far to the left in the political scene to be taken seriously by anyone with the remnants of a brain. I hope that you are a member of the first group. Do a Google search and find out what it really means or read this from an online dictionary:
-"an ethical doctrine that holds that individuals have a moral obligation to help others, if necessary to the exclusion of one's own interest or benefit. One who holds such a doctrine is known as an "altruist."
To the point of the thread - I reckon being a managment pilot is actually rewarding in its own right and what's more - it gives you another leg to stand on when leaner times are around.