Well I guess it depends on what seat you're sat in, and what luxuries you have been pampered with at your previous operator.
From the viewpoint of a DEC on 100% contract at base of choice, it's probably the best deal going.
I've worked for two of the world's biggest airlines previously. I got paid more there, but work and home life is far happier here.
The salary is good enough, the perks are okay, the staff travel is crap. The people I work with are nice, and the rosters are far less fatiguing than what I've done previously.
Training is good (from what I've experienced so far) and the guys that I've met from HQ have been a pleasure to deal with.
Maybe things were not so good here in the past, but not my place to say as it was before my time.