Some here act like they should be grandfathered in because they currently fly United passengers on United owned planes. Give them that and they’d be the same people ranting about how their original date of hire at their regional should have been honored. The many new hires that I have met have all had great attitudes and spending 4 days in the cockpit with them would be no problem. Those complaining the loudest are most likely those who wouldn’t get selected. I’m glad. Spending 4 days with someone who is nothing but negative makes for a long trip. The bottom line is that we are not owed or due anything. Those currently employed at the majors are there because of a huge amount of luck that their name was somehow selected from a very large pool of highly qualified applicants. After that they jumped through every hoop that was requested and showed their employer why they would be a good fit. There are a ton of applicants competing for a few jobs. The key word here is competing, not waiting. Attack every company out there like it is the only company that you’d consider working for and be grateful if you land a job at a company that you’d like to retire from. As the industry evolves the rules may change, but for now this is how it is.