I deleted my post because after a quick think i considered that it was none of my business and i was having a pop at my old employers. We all have our views and we all think that we are correct, having been part of the Connect fiasco I still have many friends within what is now Flybe and wish them well but if you think that there are airlines out there that owe you a living think again - those days have gone! If every FO in Flybe resigned they would recover in less than a year, my own neighbour would fly for free because he thinks he will eventually reach the 'top' on a 747.
We are where we are because our own institution and our own failings have allowed the airlines to dictate terms. Having built my career through instructor, night freight, turboprop and eventually jet after 35 years in the industry it gives me no pleasure to see how a once honourable and select profession has gone to the dogs - oh and by the way the foreclosure on my mortgage back in my night freight days cost me my first marriage! Roll on retirement because i am too young for B and Q and too old for anything else! In all honesty i should have stayed in my original job back in the seventies because i have had nothing but redundancy and let down chasing what was a noble dream but in reality a bloody hard graft. Hence why i am one of the few who is happy with what easy offers in a fixed pattern, a reasonable income, an excellent aircraft but most of all (for a 60 year old Captain) solid job security, something I don't think that Flybe offers. Sure it could be better but i reckon that it's about as good as it will get nowdays and thankfully i am now at my preferred base.
Good luck to us all because in my humble opinion we are shafted