As a North Sea helicopter pilot, I enjoy the challenges (well, most of them) that I encounter. I would not like to give it up anytime soon.
What is frightening, however, is the way that several employers have shown a total disregard for their staff and simply treat them as costly assets, that can be disposed of at will as long as it does not cost too much..
Talking to friends that fly for the airlines, the atmosphere is very much the same. Pilots have become assets to be pushed around by bean counters, with company managers showing a total lack of respect to their staff.
If anything eventually will drive me out of this industry, it will be this attitude. This way, there simply is no future in it, no career, no job security, no loyalty.
A sad state of affairs.