You didn't read all the previous wisdom about not being negative and how long ago the past was..
I wasnt trying to be negative. Here is an example. Three + years ago, there was a vacancy in DCA for 777 FO. I got in during that bid. Had I waited, there was only one extremely small bid where DCA went junior to me and I believe one or two people at my seniority got in. The next bid for DCA didnt happen till nearly 2.5 years later. When that happened, all 30 guys who bid in were way senior to me.
(Thats when I knew it was time to move on...😀. And mind you...this example is from when times are very good!