Magictiger - That's a bit harsh. At no point reading cabinready's post did I get the impression that he got anything for free. He may well have paid for every rating himself, with money he earned from hard graft. And flying biz-jets as an FO, he may well never have been in a strong enough position to put his foot down and fight for better terms and conditions.
Maybe there should be two PPRUNEs, one for people with rose tinted glasses who live in a world where the sun always shines and there are jobs for all. The other should be for the doom and gloom merchants.
Then if you don't wish to read negative posts from people with experience then you won't have to
(written before but posted after the previous post. True evidence that great minds think alike!!)