Mostly, I just hate the hyperbole of the phrase “not working for a living”.
I've flown two four-days since 01Jan this year, due to an injury, having a vacation block and having a lot of ALPA days pre-slugged. The first one wasn't a terrible amount of work, but the last one had enough "work" involved to last me for a whole quarter, possibly longer.
Some days are going to be like that, unfortunately. Still, compared to churning it out in a regional jet, or in the Brasilia, or in a 206, or even the quite cushy King Air job I had while on leave, I'll still go fly even a cruddy four-day here given the choice.
By the way, your certificate was
FAR more routinely at-risk at our mutual previous employer, even if it was not immediately apparent to you.
I suppose my career is line the line every time I fly as well.
In a way it is, as this is serious work for serious people, even though it's also a pretty fun and
usually fairly straightforward job. Still, continuing to put large sums into my 401(k) requires a certain level of neatness, precision and compliance.
