Case drain, "...just hang in there."
"...things will improve."
Although I don't doubt that "things will improve" eventually, if you think that things aren't going to get a hell of a lot worse than they are at the moment then you're in for a hell of a shock.
GA operators have been using the "pilots are a dime a dozen" line for years now and just as things were looking to be heading the pilots way, the whole industry falls on it's @rse.
Award wages/rates of pay ??
What are they ?
You'll be told " You're now working for this, take it or leave it. Here's a stack of resumes of unemployed pilots willing to do it for that/less/free."
I hope I'm wrong, I really really do, but I have a felling in the pit of my stomach that these things are going to start happening soon.
A message to the newbies and the desperate.
DON'T PROSTITUTE YOURSELVES OR THE INDUSTRY, DON'T WORK FOR LESS THAN AWARD, AND DON'T SHAFT EACH OTHER.
Things will improve, planes will always need to be piloted, if you're a 20 yr old starting out in the industry in about 10 years times, you'll be in a good position.