Number 2
You may wish to read my original post again. I don't express (or feel) any annoyance, just a little surprise.
I wouldn't necessarily feel I had a 100% valid input to a debate on, for example, why I love my airline job. Sure, I've got an opinion on why I might not like it, but does that make my opinion more relevent.
Opening a response to a thread entitled 'Are you staying?' with the gambit "Been out three years now" still seems a little strange to my mind.
Maybe I should open a thread entitled "When did you leave and why...' and see what the response woud be...