CHC&P,
There are two other factors involved:
1.Not all the pilots (particularly now) can see the gulf in standards, as they are not wildly different from what they are used to.
2. The boil a frog syndrome: if you drop a frog into hot water he jumps out, if you drop into cool water and slowly heat it, by the time the frog realises it's too hot it's too late!
How you perceive the water temperature is also a function of your previous experience. Several Dornier 328 pilots that came out in the late 90s, from the comfort of European regional airlines, obviously found the water too warm and bailed out almost immediately, others with more 'varied' backgrounds did not. The same for some of the rotary guys. Some people there have been 'boiled' several times over, and can no longer feel the heat!
BTW, I voted with my feet!