'Meeting' an airlines requirements means bugger all in the current climate.
I'd be shocked and surprised if QFlink has taken on anyone recently with 800 hours as it states on their website (the guys I know that have recently got in all had circa 2000 tt and then some) and again i'd be shocked and surprised if
VB have taken anyone with a bare 1000 and 500 multi as it states on their website recently........so for those of us that may 'meet' an airlines requirements but in reality don't stand a chance of getting a phone call then maybe thats the 'bunch of idiots' that apply for these roles despite having a fair idea of how terrible the conditions are in comparison to other operations locally.
Having been unemployed for quite a while now the back seat of a 777 earning a fraction of what second officers get at other airlines is starting to look sadly appealing.