I don't care about the money - I've done other well paid jobs during my REDUNDANT years, but for me flying is what I LOVE TO DO.
Yes, security is a right pain in the ARSE - especially when some 19 year old A-level failure starts questioning me when I go through security for the tenth time in a week - closed flightdeck doors are a pain in the arse because it screws the working relationship with CC, and the list goes on. BUT, when I'm sitting there at FL 390 and seeing another fantastic sunrise over some obscure mountain-range that no-one has ever heard of I know that I'm where I really want to be. 16 years since I soloed, thousands of hours in single/ multi pilot aeroplanes and I still EFFING love it.
For all of you doomsdayers out there put that in your pipe and gag on it. To all of the wannabes - stick with it, it's still the best paid HOBBY
in the world..