SPEY
I thought we'd got over the bullsh*t mentality of yesteryears you demonstrate.
In your day you applied for, and accepted, the T&C's of the time.
Today applicants can only do the same.
If T&C's in your early days were better then bully for you, hope you enjoyed the Hiltons/Hyatts etc and the (occasional) crew discount!!
Todays applicants can only apply to, and ultimately accept or reject, what's on offer today.
Just as you did.....all those years ago.
In no way saying things haven't gone downhill, much as you may hate it still a pretty good job (Vs office 0900-1700 or whatever) for the 10/15/20% of people in life in ANY profession who actually still enjoy what they do....and can still, occasionally, reflect we get paid too much with a magic dawn takeoff ....or a magic sunset or......whatever!
Unfortunately only happens very, very occasionally!!
But then who was it who said: "life is what you make it".