I feel that pilots (both fixed and rotary) are underpaid to the point of poverty.
The reason is that "scabs" will work for next nothing to get there hours and the scumbag operators will let them.
This seems to be OK, "a rite of passage that we all had to do". Bulls**t.
We should be putting pressure on the companies to pay what we deserve. Not bend over and take it.
I think it is time we all stop complaining to each other,go and tell your employer. Maybe if they hear it enough they may get the picture.
At the end of the day, you can always vote with your feet.