Lets hear your take on doctors as a comparison then waren..! Personally I think that they are mostly overrated and overpaid for what they achieve though their own efforts. At least an experienced Captain makes life and death decisions for up to hundreds of passengers, in real time, during every flight. They should be better paid than the Learner doctors, who need a second opinion, are too busy to see you at the appointed time, or at all if you don't come from their Area (very unionlike towards their fellow doctors), and can never fix a problem on a first visit but keep you coming back for another consultation or referral (with fee paid before you leave please). Individual doctors go on 'strike' in their own way to get what they want in the way of the lifestyle or remuneration they have come to expect (so much for the Hippocratic Oath). At least dentists get on with the job first visit. How often do doctors get their health tested to enable them to keep practicing? How often do they get assessed on their ability ? Young pilots sell themselves short, if they have this mindset now that it's the only way and they should borrow 100 grand to buy the prospect of a career in the airline profession, then accept rubbish remuneration. There was a time when the 'cosy two' airlines pilots used to strike just before Easter and other public holidays to get salary increases, all changed now, but not all because of the workplace economics, most of it is because people roll over and just let themselves be pushed into accepting 'spin'. Noone gets what they deserve, they get what they negotiate. To complain later is to misunderstand the issue.