B738driver:
You are making a very valid point and I agree with most things in your post.
But at some stage we have to think about what we want the airline industry to look like in the future.
We are the airline industry future, us the pilots.
No one will fight our battles or stand up for our terms and conditions unless we do it.
Reality is that FR is a really big operator that makes a really big impact industry wide.
What happens in FR today will happen in your new airline in 5 years.
If we do not stop the decease now, it will spread. Mark my words.
You are right though, at the moment FR is not worth more than for building experience, but it could be so much more, and it must be.
If FR does not change it will colour the rest of the industry in the long term, name an airline that is not actively looking for cost saving at the moment.
So to conclude:
I think we are being short sighted jumping airlines just because we do not like the current one.