cue ball, upper managment never took their eye off the ball, they were watching it all the time, and they were even warned it was coming at them. FAST! but they kept their hands in their pockets and let the ball hit them in the face! HARD!
so now with a big fat black eye, they are trying to fix things, and yes you are right, it doesn't happen over night and no one expects it to, but pilots leave virtually over night and with hardly a training dept left to train new recruits, what to do??
with the attitude of 'there are 2 options, stay or go, choose one', thats the moronic attitude that got them into this mess in the first place.
serves them right and no one is going to feel sorry for them and stay just because they 'sweeten the deal' a bit. too little too late. the damge has been done.
the ball is slowly moving to the pilots side of the court and its time they tighten the screws. the younger guys that are there will leave and the ones that don't will retire in the next few years. albeit for the one or two that love it. its a stepping stone airline and great for that purpose from the pilots perspective, but for upper management, here's another warning, when the water rises above those stepping stones, and those that were there have gone, the rest will be crossing using a bridge and not the crappy stepping stones you once abused. best you build your bridge now.
and lastly, those that work there do love their job, more than most, but you don't have to love who you do that job for.
