I was once paid a couple of grand to write a jet orientation course for a training organisation. I put a lot into it, and it took me ages, but throughout the whole process I kept asking myself, who is going to pay good money to do this "not mandatory" course? As if we don't throw away enough hard earned dough along the way in our careers.
As for grief being thrown at Petra Ostrich - his post was..............well.............I am a newly minted pilot with 200 hours and want to join Qantas when things return to normal "soon." To me its a bit "here I am, Gen Y, you need me". 200 hours and I want to join Qantas soon. Go learn to fly first mate and drop the sense of entitlement.