I feel for the likes of 'hoof' because I too was in the same boat as he in a way. Fortunetly I was gamefully employed in another industry but 'was' working towards greater things to fly full time when the floodgates opened. I too was at the time angry that a lot of guys from the top came down to our level & effectively flooded the market but have since understood that the hiring Co's where the ones that shti in our young faces, not the poor guys seeking work like the rest of us plebs at the time. Big bird aviation now is a diff ball game, it was once an elite job, sought after & well respected by all who wished they could fly also, now it's just a job that a lot of pilots can't wait to get away from & do other things they like.
CW