It's a figure of speech to make a point of the bigger picture. $36@75 hours guarantee with 11-12 days off per month while sitting in never ending reserve does not sound like QOL to me compared to other regionals that pay the same and where you can credit 115 hours and have a line in 2 months and an upgrade to $70/hour in 15 months.

Sorry but there's just no excuse. Reason I feel so strongly about this is because it's 2016 and it's a pilot's market. Nobody should be on reserve longer than 2 months nowadays, but to each its own.