Sometimes I find it hard to get motivated and enthusiastic about this profession, but in these economic times I don't think that any profession is having a particularly easy time of it. I think a lot of people are having to look further afield, and to accept a lower salary than they had before just to keep going. It's hard enough getting on in your own field of experience, much less trying to change careers at present. It's ****, but pilots aren't the only ones.