Spandex,
Ha ha, yes I do alright thank you...
Your grudge seems to be with that one first person that accepted to pay for his/her (his I guess) type rating. Now, 10 or so years down the line you cannot take that out on all the thousands of good pilots that has gone down that road since.
Of course, the fact that we as pilots do not need any type rating and recurrent training paid by the company is not the only reason as to why FR is making approx 300 MEUR profit this year. It is an overall commitment to cutting costs and having a lean operation along with a smart business model that is the reason for that.
What I´m trying to say is that there is no use living in the past. Why not just enjoy the fact that you did not have to pay for your training and get on with it.
PS. Personally I´m happy to let women vote, but they should not be allowed to drive.. DS.