JB,
Without opening a rather large can of worms, we were told by the Flybe we would start on 27k. Unfortunately there was a pay deal that had been agreed just before we started. Our starting pay was reduced by around 4k.
Take this into account with the Euro exchange rate changing from around 1.46 in 2007 to almost 1:1 at one point it can turn best laid plans upside-down.
I don't regret making the decision to become a pilot, I think Flybe are a good company to work for. That said, they can afford to offer us a better deal. The pay offer makes almost no difference to monthly net income. Something that is very important to all of us trying to cope with the increases in living costs.
As already mentioned on here, the scheduling part of the deal is reason enough to vote no.