Ladbroke,
You metion that if I was not in aviation the industry would be better off. Fair enough, but how in your right mind can you believe that DEC's or people that take other peoples jobs is good for the industry? In my mind the DEC's are one of the biggest problems in the industry right now and with an eduacated guess we would have a lot less problems if not for them and the mangement that employs them and their tactics. Does BA employ such tactics or even Air France?
So we are not allowed to speak our mind in aviation? I am only one bloke while there are countless (too many) DEC's ruining this fine profession. Do you speak out agaisnt them as well? Aviation used to be full of colorful characters now we are just waiting for the next hammer to fall. Lets take a stand and stop the madness.