Originally Posted by flapshalfspeed

I think these rumors of unfair training going around at places like PSA and Mesa are more likely a result of entitled millenial brats being told "no, you aren't actually good at this at all" for the first time in their lives.

The "everyone gets a trophy"/anti-bullying generation is entering the workforce nowadays--kids who had Facebook & Instagram starting in junior high/high school--and they are used to being constantly validated by their peer group, and being able to block any info or opinions that threaten their virtually-inflated egos--instantly.

From what I've seen on the line, the younger millenials--guys in their early/mid-20s right now--they're just really, really bad at accepting constructive criticism and critiques, and theyr're really bad at failure and take any tiny fragment of criticism or suggestion as some MASSIVE, unjust attack on who they are.

I think what we're seeing is the response of a coddled, sheltered generation to a routine selection process that from time to time fails people. They just can't comprehend the idea of a process that doesn't pass everyone who wants to pass. Part of this is the over-selling of career outcomes by colleges and flight schools, part of it is anti-bullying educational culture.

Just my two cents.