Hear, hear! As a former BA cadet pilot myself, I can tell you the rosy glow soon wears off after a few years in BA. I don't want to start complaining as I know other pilots have similar ,if not worse experiences. However, a lot of this is self inflicted. Some of our colleagues will come to work for nothing. <Funny how the cabin crew never say that though> I also never hear my doctor, lawyer, accountant friends say that either. They are on a considerably better package than I will ever achieve. So , while I am unhappy with my package here at BA, I am aware that most of our current ills are self inflicted, and we hold the key to improving it. Until that happens , you only have to look at the number of non resident pilots to see how people are trying to improve their lot.