bose
I agree with you. Let me re-emphasise , the major cost to me is not the $25,000 for the type rating course but the time and effort in bring that person up to the point where he can fly without a training Capt/line trainer. For a pilot in his first job this takes a huge amount of resources.
Consequently I alway turn down the wannabees who offer to pay for their own TR. These guys will probably walk away when something better turns up which is just what I do not need. Anyway, pilots should not pay for their T/R costs whether it is Ryanair, Easy or me. If pilots simply stopped doing it the industry would get better for all..