After retiring from a career with frequent travel, I feel sympathy for the poor schmucks who get on the plane first.

What they paid to rate that special status, they will never recoup. Their lives are fractionally more comfortable for a few hours because they’re sitting up front and have Club access in every airport, but how much better would it be instead for them to be present for the events that shape close friends and loved ones or sit in the couch at home with their spouse?

I had a job I had to travel on a 2 hour flight back and forth once a week for 3 months. I’ll never do it again. 100% agree with another person that says you want a job where you travel very infrequently – 1-2 times a year is about right.

Link about other over-hyped jobs:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1la3tes/whats_a_job_that_is_so_hyped_up_but_in_reality/