I can promise you that not all pilots become dehumanized cynical wretches after getting cushy jobs that so many others would kill for
Well, keep on promising my dear friend, that's about the most hollow thing that gets pronounced in this region, your pathetic one included.
As far as the cushy job, well, your silly words, but tell us who you have killed for it, or who "so many others" would kill to get it? I guess just the one a step below your pecking order.
Rosters here are 90+ hours per month throughout as many time zones as you can imagine with an average of 30 of the 42 "promised" leave days. It's sustainable for maybe a few years, but if you want to call these conditions a longer term career, then you are either Superman or a complete idiot.