and ignore the pillocks at the cheaper end of the market
Perhaps ....
Hook, line and sinker
from ratpackgreenslug (bag rats and a sleeping bag I seem to remember!)
Or, to be honest, with 4000+ pilots now there will always be the oddball.
Simple fact is if you don't want to join then don't apply. I haven't worked for this company for my entire life, to be honest I wouldn't have ever wanted to fly airliners for my entire life, for me it's a retirement job! Just too damn dull flying these things.
However, no need to broad brush paint because you don't like the interview process. A process which is designed, run and maintained by the HR department and overseen by a few pilots who only monitor the process anyway until the simulator stage.
The good news for the thread upkeep is that there have been successful applicants from Monarch
AFAIK and I wish them every success on the 'Pompous' line.
Hopefully there will be more to come.