is bad QOL a guarantee?

[scdriver]

Divorce is a high chance in our industry. You'll understand sadly when it's too late.

If you want a family... it's hard. Do you have parents near by that can help? Some children are much harder than others to raise... can be taxing on a spouse.

If you're not around much or gone weekends because you bid a junior equipment... some other dad will be putting on your kids hockey equipment... eventually them being around makes them look attractive.

Raising a kid being single parent might not be much different than being married to an airline pilot.. especially if the spouse runs an online divorce calculator and might be richer and happier.

Times have changed. The Industry quality of life is terrible to what spouses and the general public wants.

Being I'm HNL for 5 days while missing your kids bday party and costing you a divorce is highly unattractive.

Many pilots end up poorer than the average Joe because of what divorce costs them.

But hey... we do it to fly metal A to B...

This is spot on.

People like "Dad" need to stop glorifying this lifestyle like some dumb Instagram influencer. Yeah it's fun having layovers in cool places ...for a little while. That shit gets old fast. When you've seen it all and just want to be home with your family but instead you're stuck in some hotel on Christmas Eve, it's downright painful.

Don't be blinded by shiny airplanes and "exotic" destinations, or worst of all: the mystical "passion for aviation." The reality is it's a job. It has its positives and negatives like any other. My advice is figure out if the positives outweigh the negatives for you.

Im sure all of that is true, but like another poster said above there are a lot of different jobs that are not “airline pilot” in this industry, and there are ones that will have you home every night and make a half decent living. No, these jobs will not pay what a 777 skipper will make so I think everyone in/entering the industry needs to find what is important to them in terms of lifestyle and pursue a side of the career based on that. I think a lot of the new pilots and especially the Instagram pilots will do anything to get the biggest iron as quick as possible, and those will be the ones that end up in the situation you guys are describing

[JeppsOnFire]

Divorce is a high chance in our industry. You'll understand sadly when it's too late.

If you want a family... it's hard. Do you have parents near by that can help? Some children are much harder than others to raise... can be taxing on a spouse.

If you're not around much or gone weekends because you bid a junior equipment... some other dad will be putting on your kids hockey equipment... eventually them being around makes them look attractive.

Raising a kid being single parent might not be much different than being married to an airline pilot.. especially if the spouse runs an online divorce calculator and might be richer and happier.

Times have changed. The Industry quality of life is terrible to what spouses and the general public wants.

Being I'm HNL for 5 days while missing your kids bday party and costing you a divorce is highly unattractive.

Many pilots end up poorer than the average Joe because of what divorce costs them.

But hey... we do it to fly metal A to B...

This is spot on.

People like "Dad" need to stop glorifying this lifestyle like some dumb Instagram influencer. Yeah it's fun having layovers in cool places ...for a little while. That shit gets old fast. When you've seen it all and just want to be home with your family but instead you're stuck in some hotel on Christmas Eve, it's downright painful.

Don't be blinded by shiny airplanes and "exotic" destinations, or worst of all: the mystical "passion for aviation." The reality is it's a job. It has its positives and negatives like any other. My advice is figure out if the positives outweigh the negatives for you.

So, now we know what's important to you, and also that you may have regrets. That kind of makes you a case in point.

If you're referring to my post, there was no glorification whatsoever. To reiterate, my opinion is that if you don't figure out what's important to you and you simply point your career in the direction of AC Widebody Cpt because that's the best job out there (or to impress others) - you may find yourself on an internet forum years later telling others that an aviation career in Canada sucks.
Think big picture, make the hard decisions and be intentional about it. There are no barriers to information about this industry.

FWIW - I haven't missed a Christmas Eve in over 20 years. I don't Instagram. I also appreciate and enjoy my job.

All the best,

- Dad