For the descent companies I went to the sim twice a year.
Business class to the US (from Europe!)
With this slightly disappointing economy nowadays I survive with being a contract pilot and so far I am getting by, I have flown for several operators.
What is absolutely amazing to me , operators ask when the last LPC was, nobody actually asks or cares when your last simulator training was, amazing.
As was mentioned before, it is just a tick in the box.
It is my feeling that our profession is losing professionality, everything you do nowadays has more and more effect by the cost factor.
Hope we turn back to the better days (do I sound like grampa?)
CK