Frank,
I totally agree with you that CX isn't what it used to be, all I am saying is:
what matters for a new-joiner is the relative value of the current contract compared to the alternatives.
We are living in a bubble.
How do you think pilots at HK Airlines or at Air Hong Kong survive? Can they save ? Do they live in big flats?
The world has changed. The idea e.g. to have the luxury of a stay-at-home spouse and a couple of kids, maybe that is a thing of the past?
Again, I am not saying that this is a good thing!
It simply doesn't matter what we think, the market will decide.
Let's not lose ourselves in hypothetical, pointless discussions about what should or could be. Let's face reality. And let's stop patronizing new-joiners and accept they actually DID think well and hard about the terms and conditions before joining.
Which is why I do have empathy for them , but at the same time no motivation to sacrifice my own contract for them.
I did not change the contract, nor did I force anyone to accept it.
PS I still would take Anchorage over Lagos.