Worked for more than 20 years in the business and finished as a B744 pilot. Went through one bankruptcy, and one restructuring. Totally fed up after this and decided to pull the handle. Not easy to do but did an MBA in London and moved into business.
Luckily I was able to move into a company through my network. The meritocracy system needs getting used to but in all honesty it is much better than the seniority system, which is totally outdated and very costly to all of us in the end.
Haven't looked back since and not missing the flying at all. But in all fairness the move is not easy and you need to have a viable plan how to approach this.
Aviation is ok when you are young and haven't got a family back home. But the industry is economically rotten to the core and will get worse. If you have a viable plan, pull the handle.