Very depressing situation, many unhappy people
Many people are sitting in the R/H seat for 16 years and longer, without any prospect for upgrade. Many captains with contracts for retirement age 60 are taking the provident fund (approx. 300000 Euro) and sueing the company at the same time to extend their contracts to age 65, occupying the few available commands.
Ipads are being introduced as EFBs on the flight deck. The bidding system still consists of pieces of cardboard with points printed on them. One has to throw the cards into a mailbox at the base. The system fits those with high seniority, so the outcome is that those who earn most, get the best flights. Conservative systems have a habit to persist.
The quality of your duty plan depends on whom you know in rostering, not on fair distribution of resources.
The selection of personnel with additional responsibilities like Senior First Officer or Simulator Flight Instructor does not depend on qualification, see the previous paragraph. On the other hand, what do you expect? The EU is leading by example.
Some fellow pilots have considerable command experience, but not on the type they are presently operating. Almost every airline hiring DECs requires PIC hours on type, fencing out all F/Os with command hours on other types. If somebody knows a company accepting PICUS hours as PIC hours I'd be grateful.