For those that still believe our "seniority" system is the bane of our existence I'd offer that with the emphasis on "cheap" when Airlines recruit nowadays our experience is neither recognised nor appreciated. In fact, I'd suggest it's a handicap to them. Airlines have proven they can crew aircraft with cadets and other inexperienced crew and (so far) not create new holes in hills so (tragically) experience is just a loophole that companies would rather avoid in order that they sustain the current MO of 'pathetic packages for aviators'. Don't approve, but simply recognise it as the way things are.