Perhaps they are disillusioned because they thought they were coming to an airline that valued and respected its pilots. Perhaps they thought they were finally breaking out of the regional airline-style job to one where they would be treated like the experienced professionals they are, and compensated as such.

Where their colleagues were also respectable professionals who didn't rationalize, "well, we can't afford to be paid as well as other airlines because we have to compete with them" like I heard so many times during negotiations at my regional airline. Never thought I'd hear it here too.

I was wrong. Now I suppose I'm disillusioned as a result.