Helicraig:
Next time you think about a glamorous flying job, think about the amount of time you get to spend with that new baby boy (and congrats on that!) - and how it will suffer. Also think about the constant knowledge that your newfound company is going to try to follow the you know who market led trend of trying to continuously screw down your terms and conditions. I know of no other field of endeavor where people continue to put up with the pressures and vagaries of their existence in the same manner as flight crew - who do it because they love the challenge of flying. Try putting the average bean counter in the front seat of a handflown aircraft moving at 150 kts towards a rainy wet runway in heavy turbulence and high gusting crosswinds/crap visibility, and the sure knowledge that you've got 25 minutes to get it all turned around and do it again. Sorry, but the bean counter would be halfway to the coffee machine and their team-building exercise, before you crossed the threshold.
It's a different world, and as long as the office boys run the show, that's the way it's gonna be...