However, If you're one of the industry's dirty secrets who's suffered at the hands of redundancy despite extensive experience,
That, Cliff is a perfect summing up of the situation in fact it is such a good description of the attitude of the airlines towards the lot of older pilots made redundant that I'm going to steal it off you.
I don't expect much sympathy from the wannabees who probably think anyone in their 50's should roll over and die but I do wish someone would tell those fortunate few who got into a stable airline at age 24 and were trainers two years later that not everyone is quite so lucky and that redundant at 50-something does not mean "failed".
It's bad enough being on the scrapheap without some pompous arse telling you that you deserve it.