There are all sorts of facets to the puzzle but essentially if first year regional pay was 40k, second year 60k, and captains topped at 130k with decent work rules, and some soft pay, open time, overrides for the ambitious, the "problem" would be over. Speaking as a bench sitter, that would work for me. It seems as if regional management has the "we had to destroy the village in order to save it" mentality.