Originally Posted by Captain Tony

No, it's more like for those of us who got into this industry pre-9/11, the rules keep changing. Just when we think we have a chance of advancement, the bar gets raised or moved.

I'm sorry, but we aren't a bunch of entitlement generation hipsters who got everything handed to us. I'm an experienced pilot, a darn good one, with a 20 year spotless flying record, and a 4 year degree from a major university. That SHOULD be enough. Excuse us if we feel like chasing job fairs (which UAL is now saying gives you no extra points) shouldn't be necessary.

And the regional lifer comments are really getting old. About as old as the whining from the right seats about lack of upgrade. My generation didn't choose 9/11. We didn't choose the 2003-2004 recession and layoffs. We didn't choose age 65. We didn't choose the crash of 2008. Now we have to hear smart mouthed 20 and 30 somethings lecture us about our networking skills and demean us for enjoying captaining a 76 seat jet for over $100k a year while they get hired at the jobs we've been applying to for 10 years? Save it.