To the airline pilots: would you do it again?
Hi, first time posting. Always wanted to become a pilot but for various reasons I ended up becoming a doctor. I live and work in Germany so the hours as resident aren't as bad as in the USA (I work like 42h a week), I have no debt from medical school and pay is good, comparable to being a pilot. I don't hate being a doctor but sometimes I think about how my life would be if I was a pilot. I am 29 now and here in Germany it would be still very possible to switch careers via the Lufthansa flight Training program and with money saved up and the possibility to moonlight as a doctor it also wouldn't be financial suicide. Now my question: Is the grass on your side as green as I imagine it to be? I am used to working on weekends, holidays and nights. I have no problem with traveling a lot, in fact I can imagine enjoying it. What would you guys do? Would you switch life as a doctor against life as a pilot?