We are #1! .... Most Stressful job.

[deepwater]

Yeah it has its stresses, but 30 years ago I was digging ditches. Try doing that for a whole summer and you will know real stress. Of course if I ever dig another ditch it will be because I drove a jet in the dirt, I guess that would be a stressful day.

 

[wms]

The flying, weather and mechanical issues. That's not stressful. Constantly dealing with disruptive pax, busy airspace; hostile, mgmt, scheduling and dispatch, FAA and TSA. That's what's stressful. It's constant attention to things outside the cockpit, threatening the flight, that drain a pilot.

 

[waveflyer]

Yeah it has its stresses, but 30 years ago I was digging ditches. Try doing that for a whole summer and you will know real stress. Of course if I ever dig another ditch it will be because I drove a jet in the dirt, I guess that would be a stressful day.

Depends on your mentality- fresh air- hard, physical work- I love that- now being relatively ignorant and uneducated and living on the edge of your finances striving to gain skills to make it in the world- that's stressful. What's more stressful is never working on yourself and staying a wage earner and being confused why life is so hard.

But that's not a great argument in this conversation. Lear had it right- no sleep, the constant threat of losing our job temporarily through furloughs or violations, or permanently through health, violations, or corporate bankruptcies- IS a stress. None of us are immune-

Don't confuse strong and talented enough to handle it, with an actual lack of stress.

Those of us strong and professional enough to handle the stress of flying, would be strong and professional enough handle ditch-digging. (if we had to)

 

[acpilot]

<-------------Follow me around for a week.

OK!! Where do I sign?!

But seriously...flying being stressful job? Gimme a break.

 

[deepwater]

Waveflyer, I'll agree my attempt at humor makes for a lousy argument on this discussion. I will also agree that this job is stressful with all of the stressors inside and outside of the cockpit. I suppose I could use police officer in a bad neighborhood night after night as an example, or my neighbor who is still trying to make partner in a law firm after 16 years of 60 to 70 hour work weeks. Or another neighbor down the street who is an OB-GYN and every time I talk to her she is fending off another lawsuit. I could go on, but I need to go fly a 3 day trip. The most stressful job, give me a break.

 

[HA25]

it's disgraceful... because of all the weight towards bottom feeder commuter and 2nd rate jobs now, and add to that the HUGE pay cuts at the majors, pilot wages are down to the rest of the world levels... there was a time not too long ago, maybe 15 years ago when we ranked above lawyers and right there with doctors/surgeons... something has to be done to save this profession from itself.

 

[HA25]

. We have it pretty freaking good.

really????

where do you work? UPS, Fedex or Southwest? cause anywhere else, and I'm calling BS.

 

[HA25]

Pilots are their own worst enemies. Down-playing the stresses and risks of the job, the time away from home, the high divorce rate, the non-existent retirement, the inability to pay back student loans for the first 20 years of your career,,,

The list goes on and on, and as soon as you idiots stop down-playing the risks and troubles of the career, maybe we can work on getting back to somewhere NEAR what this career SHOULD pay.

In other words, have a hot, steaming cup of STFU and learn how to protect your career. Freaking mensa scholars, I tell ya...

(it's nice not being a /Mod anymore).

Clear your PM folder Lear70.. I want to send you a PM.

 

[densoo]

The most stressful parts of my day include; not spilling my coffee while going thru security, taking my shoes off at security, not spilling my coffee as I get on a deadhead, finding another cup of coffee after I spilled mine getting on the deadhead. This job is killing me!

Try flying for a major airline for a couple of years.

 

[Lear70]

Clear your PM folder Lear70.. I want to send you a PM.

Done. Give me a shout.

 

[Data]

Try flying for a major airline for a couple of years.

Oh yeah, 'cause the work rules are much worse there... Well, maybe at Airways...

 

[densoo]

Oh yeah, 'cause the work rules are much worse there

Work rules....and all the other stuff to put up with, major or otherwise.

 

[Jim Smyth]

I have unfortunately been off Flight Status for years now with a grounding medical condition. I can tell you first hand I thought like most of you that there wasn't much stress with flying commercially. It took at least 6-12 months to de-program from the job for me.

The stress we are constantly under while your in the game is incredible! You just don't realize it because were running around at 500 mph with our hair on fire all the time. Someday when you all go through this and your no longer flying for what ever reason you will realize this too. It effects us all in different ways.

 

[Tripower455]

Jim, sorry to hear your out of the game! I agree that there are many aspects of this job that are stressful, but #1?

Until 9/27, my biggest stresses were commuting related, which is "self" induced.....

 

[HA25]

Done. Give me a shout.

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