Truly a sad thread this. We all love what we do, but as the late great Sir John Geilgud said "I have a large country house, and it doesn't run on chocolate buttons".
I was lucky, got into an airline when I was in my mid 20's and the truly Sh
t money was enough. Now near the top end of the food chain life is good.
I think we need to be asking ourselves would a B738 captain be prepared to take a clerks salary in a law firm to change careers?