If you have the time to read through my total posting history (nobody in their right mind would) you would see that I was very sceptical about the initial contract in HEL back in 2011 with ARPI (it was woeful) & then quite content with what was offered in 2012 when I joined. I have always maintained a healthy cynicism of the whole Contractor/Core scenario & have never held back in my criticism of some of the failings of the NPU to secure fair & equitable terms for ALL pilots "employed" by NAS.
I have always told it like I saw it at the time, 2 and a half years ago I was recommending it to any FR crew I met whilst flying with them from home to base,now I usually tell them to stay put.
I think changing ones opinion is a good thing, it is not hypocritical, it is actually having an open mind & learning from what transpires around you. Like most recent(ish) entrants, my spectacles may have been slightly rose(red?) tinted, they were after all, quite convincingly charming. Unfortunately like most people . . . I now see things with more of a blue/yellow tint.