I agree it is a stressful time and you are under pressure to perform and CTC is an odd environment. But I don't see why people loath it. you signed up to it - albeit a slightly misleading contract as we have explained. Yes CTC/EZY/HSBC are proabaly making a fast buck out of it - but that is the way of the world and is not what was raised in the origianl question here - EZY TRSS and Career Progression.
Did having your car tyres on the grass hinder your career progression, or the fact that CTC are laughing with HSBC on the golf course?
Is it worth it? IMHO Yes. Where would i be now if i hadn't furnished RAF Dibden plus who knows else with £37K? Flying the same Turboprop for the same small time company racing past 30 with any chance of a long haul gig disapearing up my own jacksie.
I wouldn't put myself through another of these again either - but that's not to say that the long term goal is being realised by investing in my future. Yeah it costs a lot but take it or leave it. Perhaps you should have worked out how to pay the mortgage before you applied!
I still haven't met anyone who has been so critical or dispising of TRSS apart form on pprune.