I guess 33 is the new 50 now. Even if you are at the bottom half of the hiring wave you can’t do anything about it. Even the senior legacy pilots that are making tons of money now, struggled for a long time before that. Most in this industry have had it tough, not just you. All except for the 25 year olds that were hired the last 5 years, they are crazy lucky. The rest of us are just trying to catch up. If you think you can plan or control things in this industry, you’re just going to be badly disappointed. Just enjoy your current position and try to strive for higher pay and less work, that’s all you can do.