Work Over pay 250 extra  

"What this guy said is also what's wrong with this industry.   He says the military is his familty.   I was unable to do the military, although I would have liked to, but for those of us who have come up flying in the civilian world view this as their career, not just a job.   It's incredilbly one-sided to think that the military is the only way of life.   I view this as my career, and the people I work with as my secondary family, as I participate in many activities with them outside of work.  I do take my job seriously, and I will go the extra mile to do an extra shift because I don't have the luxury of having a military pension on top of my salary.   Go find a job somewhere else, because you are not an asset to this company or anyone else who works here.  You're one of the guys that expects everyone to cover your vacation and sick time but won't get off your butt to pull an extra shift to help the guy who covers your shifts when you're away."

1) Regarding the military as family comment of mine... that was in response to the statement "man I hope you were not in the military, because I would not want that attitude coming to try and help me." Working in the military is quite different than the civilian world. Medevac is a whole different ballgame in theater for I would think obvious reasons. This thread though is about overtime in civilian jobs... 

2) Career/job doesn't matter. You can always pivot. If your actual life priority is work over things like family time and whatnot that have been mentioned here then.... cool. That's what works for you. Doesn't work for everyone.

3) Don't make a habit of making assumptions about others. I don't have a military retirement, disability payments, or anything else from my service. I work for money to pay bills. I also know money isn't everything, employers don't actually care about you, and you can make your life happy with very little while others are scrambling for and stressing over making that big $$$. You do you. Realize others don't have to.