It is my honest belief that FR is the best place for a flight school graduate to cut their teeth in this industry.
Ever heard of the word SCAB!!!
Any self respecting captain of a non-loco airline who is determined to maintain his standard of life should refuse to fly with someone who has "cut their teeth" with FR. Its like robbing Peter to pay Paul, he's responsible for taking money out of your pocket mate.
TBH all airlines are on the downward slope now anyway in terms of T&C's, so there is no point harping on about it.
It used to be that an Airline Pilot was a bit of an enigma, silver haired, tanned, BBC accent, suave and sophisticated.
Nowadays you see FR newbies with their shirts and uniforms unironed, shoes unpolished, hair a mess and unshaven. Looks like they've been dragged through a hedge backwards actually.
Use to be that a train driver had all the glamour and was every boy's dream, look at train drivers now, more blue collar if I may, piloting an aircraft is going the same way I fear.