fastjetpilot - strong words. Care to share how its been presented to you as a cadet?
I agree there are few jobs anywhere but if you already have experience in a career, possibly still a position, and that job doesn't have a clutch of qualifications that expensively expire every year - then I recommend taking shelter there.
For many such as yourself its too late and you're too far in and it looks like Flexi is the only game in town so I hope it works well for you. There will certainly be plenty of others on the outside of the scheme wishing they were on the inside.
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