Well... it seems that I provoked some controversial comments!!!
I was countering CityFlyers comments not expressing a fully coherent opinion of my own ( I'm not a 24 year long employee of bmi ) - if you want that it will take more than the space here.
However to start with....... Fundamentally I think that flightdeck are their own worst enemies by clinging on to the bizaar system of Seniority lists in the first place. It restricts mobility of employment and market place values being reached and many other negatives ( not least the ability of employers to manipulate ).
BA is not Gods gift to pilots and bmi was never a cess pool - pilots are pilots and employers should pay and respect according to the value of the service they are purchasing. Employers are generally callous money grabbers nowadays and would happily dump the most loyal if the thought they'd gain a buck.