Monarch is still a great company to work for but as in any organisation you will get the whingers. The reality is that more and more of us are going to be working our 900 contract hours in the future so if it doesn't appeal to you stay away from aviation.
Concerning scale C, the dispute with the company at the moment isn't about improving scale C but about maintaining the differential between scale A&B and scale C.( ie pilots are concerned that when the majority of pilots are on scale C they will use their advantage to improve their conditions at the expense of A&B)
If you want a free rating, fly plenty of hours and be part of a rapidly changing airline, then apply. Sitting around for someone to offer you the perfect flying job is a mugs game.
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