"Diligence is the mother of good luck." - Benjamin Franklin
I think what happened to JLJ85 happens to many of us - but we just never know it. How many times in our lives do we make simple decisions like, "today I'll turn left instead of right", and by doing so avoid being hit by a truck while crossing the street on our usual route?
The same thing certainly applies in making your position clear to an employer, especially in aviation. Sometimes we take a strong stand and end up being fired for it. Yet, who knows that by joining the ranks of the newly unemployed we saved ourselves from a worse fate by working on a job that is being run poorly.
Good on yer, JLJ85. Hope your luck holds out <grin>.