Chesty,
ok, appreciate your viewpoint, however you also have to consider that in certain cases management may be dumbasses, but their asses ain't dumb.
Taking the view of going off to 'XYZ' carrier for 3 years because of getting a free type rating out of it, and having to stick out three years before bumping off to another carrier with your TR, will do what exactly ?
As an operator, that is an expense they are going to have to carry. Not just the cost of TR, but the cost of advertising, interviewing, training, line checking, dealing with crewing issues etc etc over a large number of pilot every three years.
That cost has to be picked up somewhere. If using a carrier for a 'free' TR that cost in the operational overheads will have to be passed on to somewhere.
The passengers ?
That puts an overhead on the ticket price, which in comparison to another carrier that doesnt have a high pilot turnover getting their 'free' TR's, which then maken the operator un competetive in the market place. Bingo, the growth and expansion of the airline is now limited.
Taking the attitude of belting off to a carrier for a 'free' TR then bouncing out elsewhere is equally as responsible for the descent of T&C's.