Do any of you people having a go at PhoenixNZ go out drinking with mates at PB and JC? They are just as much to blame for the race to the bottom as the Jetstar lot. By paying for ratings and training the industry lowered itself and the flood gates opened. Now buying a job is standard industry practice. Accept at Air NZ where progression is non-existant. Which is why people are forced to buy ratings, so they can get ahead and provide for their families. I didn't and I am a fool. Those I know who did, work less and earn more. The reality is that to get ahead in this industry you have to bend over and take like a man. That's my definition of hard yards. Jetstar is the new GA. So young fellas and fellaesses grab a pot of lube and go for it.