Rick's advice is 100% valid, but we also have to take a stand on what's right and what's wrong. Don't sell out all the time. This poster is demurring at what amounts to a systemic, deeply-seated, pernicious problem with an entire industry in this country, that of entry-level commercial aviation. This SOCAL flight school is just one bad player in a herd of bad players all participating in the same modus operandi- the standard MO is to imply career advancement as a sole reason to swap for pretty much everything a person has to offer- ethics, money, time, labor, dreams, hope, safety, lifestyle, location, you name it. The entire low end of aviation in this country is infested with this type of exploitation and it hinges entirely on an iffy, implied promise that one day you'll get to be a mainline pilot making 6 figures.

Like Rick says think hard about suing this school because you may give up your spotless record of non-litigation. If you do, you definitely have a good battle that ought to be fought by someone somewhere, and probably will be sooner or later. Whether you want to be that person is a choice only you can make.