Well said...
>>Want better T&C’s – work for it. You are on the inside with the leverage. Get your act together and stop blaming others.<<
Well put, 20driver.
Many years ago I was offered a command on a 707, but there was one slight problem...no type rating.
So, off I went to PanAmerican, and in two months, and a rating in hand, I found myself in the LHS of the B707-320 with a brand new carrier ...and in no less than four months, the rating was paid for (lots of overtime).
You have to make your own luck, not sit around waiting for someone else to make it for you.