No one is blaming you for taking an opportunity. We are just mad that it is there. Back when we started it was common to be a CFI well into the 2500 mark. The appearance of young people being hired with low low time is in indicator that the industry has permanently changed for the worse. Companies have learned that they can hire young pilots, pay them minimum wage and they will not complain for a while. They are not willing to pay for experience anymore. Someday you will reach 30 and ask yourselves "How did I get here" and "Why do my friends all have nice houses and clean new cars to drive while I sleep on the floor with 4 other guys in a one bedroom apartment and have boxes for furniture"? When its time for you to move to a good company they might even be into the low time hiring game. You could be passed over because at 30 you will be considered to old and demanding. Mark my words you don't get something for nothing in this life and current events will come around to bite you in the a$$ as well.

I also think you have a greatly overrated view of what the job really is. I wouldn't say that airline pilots "enjoy" the job. Maslow's hierarchy of needs explains that your primary needs must be met before you reach career happiness. Most pilots are too focused on surviving a life of poverty to "enjoy" the career. Most of the time they are to angry, sad and frustrated. The plane becomes your beast of burden. It offers little fun or satisfaction. If you get on with a regional then you will quickly understand what I mean. Even now whenever a Dash 8 drones by overhead my stomach cramps up a little. It took years to get away from the dry heaves whenever I saw or heard one. It was very embarrassing.

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