Substandard T&C's is relative. I work for a regional airline - happens to be one of the largest in the world. Our competitive minimums have ranged over the years from 3000-4000hrs, with considerable turbine time, to recent years of 300-500 hours, with some light twin time. Did the guy who got on with 4k hrs get the shaft or did the one with 192 hrs of total time (yes, 192 hrs has been to lowest) get in unfairly?
I said NO to offer 2.0. I think it is substandard considering what was offered before, and considering what I believe to be "worthy". But what about the guy who few years back waited 5 years at a LCC and came in as DESO with a 737 type - was he "overqualified" or would've I gotten in without paying my dues? Maybe I would've been the one B-scalers look down upon and think how I'm bringing down their profession (besides my subpar aviating skillz and a total d!ck personality
).