Apparently not as bitter a pill to swallow as getting 1000 hrs of 121 FO time and holding the seniority to upgrade without having company mins for TT or ME time to upgrade though.

That seems to really be warping the attitude of those people in that situation. Perhaps that ought to be addressed in the next TA, and in the interim at least emphasized more strongly by the recruiters. Otherwise it's sort of like bait and switch.

Those affected by it seem to be turning into really bitter people.