Sorry, it wasn't clear that this was about or against rather, pay for training. I share your view against it, I have never engaged in it and I view it the same way you do. Now, not all these airlines require you to PFT and some of them are paying upwards of 18K a month, so you can see as to why folks would consider it to be worth it. Also, many of these airlines are targeting pilots in the EU and the Oceania region and PFT is a common practice in those parts, regrettably.