LGS6753
Your comments on the whole are correct, with 100's of people seated behind you it is a massive responsibility and they are highly trained and worth the money they are paid. You are also right they are educated (I would add highly) professionals.
But when you put more than one in a room together, all you hear is how much better they can run the compnay and what a hard life they have and what is the best pension scheme on the market etc etc etc. But I think that's just human nature, we all feel we can do better than others.
I must point out I am not a pilot, never wished to be one and have no need to be one.
But they do deserve our respect for what they do and how they do it.