In my aviation career I have flown for the goverment, a small airline and corporate. With the RIGHT boss corporate is the only way to go.
I left a ten year career as a B-727 captain with the goverment to go back to work flying a "little" Sabre 65 for an old boss of mine. While I was working for the goverment I flew 9,700hr in ten years. If that wasn't enough when the pilots weren't flying we had to sit in an office for eight hours a day. The normal week was four days of flying and the fifth day in the office. The flying days consisted a 08:00 takeoff (06:30 show time) three to five stops with five to six hours of scheduled flying time and a crew duty day of ten to eleven hours. The next day you get up and do it again. The salary was ok not great, I was a GS-14 and we were paid true time and a half overtime which worked out to be in the range of $100,000.00 USD a year ( about half of what a 72 captain for a major airline makes ).
I went back to work for former employer for a considerable raise in salary, an unlimited expence account, excellent fringe benifits and on any extended trips my wife comes with me.
And yes I do miss flying the 72, but not that much!
So in my case, corporate is the way to go.
[This message has been edited by ozone ranger (edited 03 June 2000).]