These stories area amazing. So many people have these elaborate explanations about how they got screwed over by Airline X. But know what I've never heard? "I failed training and now I'm here." The worst ones are those who move on from Mesa after struggling to make it to the line and then bash the company elsewhere, as though they'd be sitting in that seat without Mesa (this goes both ways. Others hire our failures too). Flew with a pilot one time who was openly grateful for the opportunity and honest about the fact that he'd probably not be here without the help Mesa game him. Very refreshing.