the aviation industry is CRAP!!!!!
Why? Well it is because the people involved in it (i am talking about the pilots) actually have a passion for flying. what does this mean? it means that they are willing to do anything to do the job they love. companies such as skippers know this and they exploit it.
Only partly true. The majority see it as an essential step towards reaching the perceived holy grail of an airline job. They also realise that it is only a temporary position and will endure the cr@p pay/conditions that go with it.
The problem for these operators is that the supply of willing candidates is fast running out.