Originally Posted by
satchip
Quite right. The scarcity of jobs has increased the competition for each job and thus the Lord of the Flies mentality of the Gen Xers.
Hey kids, I've got a question for you. Did you get all exercised about guys being hired with 200 hours and a commercial? They are a bigger threat to your perceived right to a rapid upgrade to wide body captain than the over 60 crowd.
Who is more greedy, one who wants to keep what he has, or the one who wants to take what is not his for himself?
I fully support the change to mandated minimums. I would be fine if they were 2500tt or more, let alone 1500TT. Our issue is that you guys are where you are because the guy in front of you moved on, and now that isn't happening. Its easy to say "tough, thats life" when you are there, where you wanted to be but put yourself in our shoes. Yes, you've earned it, you put in the work and should enjoy it but don't screw over the guy behind you. We're earning our way to your seat right now, and there will be a generation of pilots coming in behind us that I hope I can help however I can.
To answer your question, both are equally greedy in this case. Enjoy your seniority, but move on so those under you (not necessarily the 200hr wonder kids, but the guys who have earned it) can move up. I, for one, am glad we won't see people getting hired with that much time for a long time.