The irony of the situation is that these changes have been in part forced on BA as they have to compete with the low-cost airlines with their harder-working and lower-paid pilots. The very pilots who accepted the shafting of Ryanair and said "I'll deal with this cr@p outfit then jump to BA" are the masters of their own demise. The low-cost cadets have driven down pay for their entire careers. As the rot has set in it might well be a better financial decision to stay in that cr@p outfit for a command, your whole life spent working for that Irish crook. The words "reap" and "sow" come to mind.