I have no hatred for young pilots, I am only 25 years old myself. What does drive me crazy is that starry eyed pilots who have 500 hours in a Cessna 172 and 100 hours in a Piper Seminole believe that they are now owed a spot on a regional jet with 50 paying customers in the back. I'm not saying that at 600 hours you are not capable of being a crewmember on a larger airplane, but it takes someone who has really learned outside the norms in their 600 hours, not just beating around in a trainer. As a crewmember on a regional jet you should be every bit as capable of operating that airplane as the captain you fly with. You should be a resource to said captain, not a liability. Now, that completes my rant. I understand that management in this industry is willing to hire the starry eyed 600 hour 'wonder' into their regional jets, and I also understand your side of things that if you could fly a regional jet or a 172 you'd rather have the regional jet with the 'bump' in pay that you'll get no longer instructing. Just be extremely careful. You are not owed that job, and you do not deserve that job. There are plenty of pilots who are out of work who are much more qualified than you. Oh, and I do like to fly, I just see this career from all sides, and the financial one is a valid one.