Sadly I, and I am sure, many of my colleagues would tend to agree with the general thrust of this thread. (Though not with the generalised assessment of ALL nigels!)
I honestly believe there are better airlines to work for than BA, it does feel as though the whole place is going down the tubes.
I cannot believe BA will exist in anything like it's current shape in 5 years. In many ways, the organisation as a whole, doesn't deserve to!
In the defence of nigels, I don't actually believe we are contributing too much to the malaise. In shorthaul in particular, pilots work as hard as most, and I suspect, cope with more frustrations than any! As the title of this thread implies remuneration is no longer 'head and shoulders' above the rest! I believe 'market rate' is the watchword!
Which I hope you will all understand is why it is DOUBLY frustrating to see franchises thriving, making good profits, whilst appearing to pay their pilots so well!
Which I suppose, is a round about way of saying:
"It's the overhead dummy!"