The pendulum is always swinging. Around 2010 an IFR heli pilot was literally worth his/her weight in gold in the offshore market. The world was your oyster.
Five years later the bottom fell out of the industry and pilots became a top heavy burden.
The pendulum may be starting to come back around. Maybe... don’t wanna jinx it. But until it does and the major companies have reabsorbed everyone available that they had to lay off... no rating, no invite.
Depending on where you sit, it either sucks or is totally fair.