Probe:

Basically I believe you are out of line on most of what you have written.

The hiring process at airlines (at least UAL) is a matter of timing, qualifications and a lot of luck. Each generation of pilot hiring had its qualifications and block of pilots, the "Tracy Aces," "Vietnam Copter pilots," the "no time Clinton Aviation grads," the "Canadians," the "younger than 30 group," the "570", the "530 somethings, "the "Fleet Quals," the high time "military heavy," the "Interns," the "1500 hour single seat fighter jocks," the "high-time civilian 135," the "family connection program" and others, just to name some.

Quite frankly your prejudiced and ideas about what is a "norm" time to be hired just doesn't hold water when the hiring facts are examined. I'm sorry you aren't a senior wide body pilot when you seem to feel you should be, but I think by now you'd gotten over it.

One thing I do know, except for a few, the pilots I have flown with since I was introduced to the back seat at UAL are outstanding airmen and women.

No matter what you may think this job, in either seat, is a whole lot better than sitting in a cubicle with a bizarre boss looking over your shoulder.