Lakes is the worst of worst, bankrupt, cant pay their airplanes off, cant afford to pay pilots more if they wanted to. They are so worried about pilots leaving, oh wait if they treated folks well they would not have to force a two year training contract. They do not pay pilots in training, they do not provide a hotel or even transportation prior to such either. I am sorry but if I had to pay say 500 bucks to interview there, then wait 2 months of not getting paid and then work an entire month to pay for the interview cost to fly an airplane with no glass, autopilot, toilet, and live off EAS (job security) no thanks.