The 737 is seriously short on crew, quite a few Capt. have resigned last year. Some are flying their butts off, some have 22 off days the same month...
A certain Captain, from a country to the north east of Nam (were they tend to run out of petrol & pap), who incidently is the head of training & standards, tends to skip sop calls every now and then. Not only one, but almost all of them the entire flight. Be aware, you mention anything as FO, you will be send to the sim to re-adjust your attitude.
The 2 735 don't spend enough time on the ground in order to fix all the snags. Pressurisation problems have been common. If snags have been deferred for too long according to the MEL, DCA grants extension.
Vacation gets cxd the day before you go.
Aviation med. examiner doesn't fly as pax on this fleet anymore, too many pilots are overly tired. He even booked some of them off sick, just for them to get back on their feet.
A340 seems to be the most relaxed fleet. Domestic is cool as well, since it's operating out of Eros mostly and not Hosea. A club of their own, only remotely affected by in house politics.
Comment from Nampower: do I rather employ someone younger, who is enthusiastic about flying and moving up to a Lear or someone who is rather dis-illusioned who turned his back on Air Nam, now moving down from Capt 735 to a junior pilot's position?
There you have it. Once you're in, the only way out is to the sandpit or to the place where they eat everything that moves, (and if it doesn't move, they kick it until it moves) with rice.