^^^^ commonsense!...all the posturing and chest-banging in the world , won't create a job in a shrinking market that is over-supplied with qualified staff.
I understand the frustration,when the return on your huge investment in training is not commensurately rewarded.
Fact is, a small slice of a very small cake is a damned sight better than a chance to join the queue for possible crumbs from a bigger one.
As the LoCo bashers are always complaining, there's always someone a bit hungrier than you, prepared to have a smaller slice, inferior conditions.