Well I spent 1.5 years as CA 4th from the bottom till we furloughed. Displaced to FO for 6.5 more years never holding more than 12 days off except for 2 or 3 months. Never re-upgraded and was hammered on the SLI. Spent a total of 6.5 years on reserve with more ready reserve than you can imagine. Lost pay from starting at 43 an hour and leaving at 38 an hour. The experience as CA gave me enough PIC to move on to a major. So yes it totally sucked but I would have never made it to the major without that PIC time. I paid my dues.