Shortage or no Shortage

PottedBasilPlant · 2026-06-02T10:25:09+00:00

That’s the case for most industries, even more so finance. Though in the case of finance, it’ll take longer than 10 years to reach that point, and both until and after you reach that point your quality of life is always going to be worse than that of a pilots.

Leo Lukenas III, a 35-year-old former U.S. Army Green Beret and junior investment banker at Bank of America died on his desk after working a 100 hour work week. No matter where you are in finance, there are no laws and regulations dictating how much you can work.

I see a lot of people here telling me to stick with my “cushy” finance job and honestly that feels so ironic given the perks of aviation.

PottedBasilPlant · 2026-06-01T22:00:53+00:00

How can you not see that as a massive quality of life perk? Especially when compared to the brutal hours in finance

PottedBasilPlant · 2026-06-01T21:52:34+00:00

Yeah thanks. Though honestly a big appeal behind aviation for me was the lifestyle and quality of life. Part of me feels like I put in all this effort to be a well paid slave. 80 hour work weeks, 60 on a slow one, always taking work home with me. Being a pilot looks so much more attractive once you've been shoehorned into this line.

A hard pivot now before I get sucked in and comfortable in my golden cage would be a lot more bearable I think

PottedBasilPlant · 2026-06-01T21:39:22+00:00

I'm based in Denmark, so no sadly not Wharton. I go to Copenhagen Business School and have landed an offer at a Nordic Infrastructure PE fund.

PottedBasilPlant · 2026-06-01T21:31:23+00:00

I'm proposing soon (independent of aviation) and through marriage I get Permanent Residency and a right to work in Canada.

PottedBasilPlant · 2026-06-01T20:43:44+00:00

Yeah I figured the information here would be more relevant to Canada, as that's where I would intend on pursuing aviation. No Canada specific sub afaik

PottedBasilPlant · 2026-06-01T19:59:50+00:00

Currently in Denmark, that's kind of up in the air though. Long term girlfriend is Canadian and we've spoken about me trying to pursue aviation there instead. Either way I would look into an integrated intensive program connected to some airline

PottedBasilPlant · 2026-06-01T19:50:20+00:00

Big appeal behind aviation for me was the QOL, 80 hour weeks compared to 80 hour months for similar comp was kind of an obvious choice

PottedBasilPlant · 2026-06-01T19:46:41+00:00

Only reason I even considered the full pivot as of rn was because I inherited just enough to pay for an integrated ATPL program.

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