Please don`t confuse being ashamed with being a shame
. Catans is speaking some hard truth here. Unfortunately, a lot of this falls on deaf ears seeking big cash and a glamorous lifestyle. The 80s are dead and gone, and so are the T&Cs of yesteryear thanks to bastard companies and recruitment agencies taking advantage of a constant overflow of unemployed pilots. You can easily convince yourself, and fellow pilots in the same situation (looking for a sim partner etc) that this is the only route to follow. Hell, the automation is there anyway, so good old fashioned piloting skills are not a priority for an employer, as long as they don`t have to pay for you to qualify to fly their airplanes
. The quick route from flightschool into an airliner has become a norm in Europe especially, and all you hear these pilots talk about is money. Yes, money is important, but at the same time you need to have somewhat of a social life outside of where you work. Which way is this route taking us nowadays? How many are dead tired? How many friends still contact you just to hang out once in awhile. Not too many, since you`re always gone or trying to catch up on some zzzzzs
. IMO, the only way to end this social dumping is to get legislation in place illegalizing it. Yes, unions do play a role, and yes, I do hope they do something about this.
Crossunder likes to provoke
. Good on you! Throw some siht and get some in return, all in good fun. From what I recall h used to fly for a company who paid for his training etc etc, and then resigned, bought a rating and now flies for a lo-co company. Roughly speaking, right? You could also argue that with a godd and steady flying job (the previous) he could easily take on a bit more debt to finance his own rating and get a job with another company. But exactly what does this do for the newbies?
Here`s a big fat HOO-YAH!!! for better T&Cs and quality of life