Whilst I agree with Iron Skillet to some point I find the tenor of his most recent post a little sad really. He paints a picture of an individual who, when he says things like:
and now this boring easy crap (with a large % of dickheads to put up with) is ONLY about the money.
comes across as an unhappy person who finds it difficult to extract any satisfaction from his chosen profession. Perhaps it was the wrong choice in the first place, who knows, but it's not fair to criticise those who do still derive some pleasure from their work, Mr Reheat for example.
One thing I do disagree with though is the assumption that achieving a command in CX is purely seniority-based. Yes, seniority puts one in a position to start the course, but starting the course doesn't always equal a successful outcome. I know this will draw snorts of derision with many saying that failures are due solely to characters who have no right to be checkers in the first place - we're all entitled to our opinion. The point is that seniority, certainly in CX, is not the
only criterion for advancement.
Going back to the following:
(with a large % of dickheads to put up with)
That's true of every seat in the flight deck because people are people and some of them simply aren't very pleasant.
STP