Strewth
I agree with you completely. Utter rubbish responses. I started my career as a flight instuctor out of YMMB & although conditions were not always rosy (salary, employer, etc), I still regard the job very highly as a great way to build experience & learn people skills which I've found to be a great help as an airline pilot.
Even working for complete a**holes cannot justify your attitude AH. Your students pay good money to be taught how to fly, it is your responsibilty & privillage to teach them how to do so. You spent your early days 'trying to kill' your instuctor as well as I'm sure we all did. We're not all born with wings, for some of us the process is more difficult than for others. Taking the first step to wanting to learn is a big one & it is your responsibilty as an instuctor to help them take those first steps.
As for you W84me. I've spent a great deal of time training & working with junior instructors who could teach Grade 1s a thing or two. I've learnt a great deal from them as a Grade 1, why do you thing you can't. The junior instructor is not only much more keen to teach basic stuff, they are more current on the sequences themselves having just completed an instructor rating. I still constantly learn a great deal from pilots with much less hours than me, have you reached such a pinnicle in your flying ability that you can say you won't learn from a junior instructor?
Marshall, as Strewth said, go for it. Treat the job with the dignity & respect it deserves. Don't let other disgruntled instructors discourage you from it. GA is probably not where you want to stay forever because of the conditions, but it's a great start. Nothing like getting paid to fly, sure beats working for a living. If you can bring forth your enthusiasm to fly into a job interview, it'll only be a matter of time before you find that elusive 1st job. Take that same enthusiasm on to a flight deck, be it a C152 or an airliner & you'll be surprised how far you end up going. Good luck mate, please let us know when you get a job.
Cheers