The pilot discussion forum topic on this site has been over commented on for years. I am sure not all pilots have this woe is me mentality. Hoping for and talking about the good old days are a waste of productive time. Get used to the new normal. Look whats happened to the way customers are being treated,charges for checked baggage,for isle seats,charges for redeeming an award ticket,and for a while,airways was charging for water.Look how fuel has gone through the roof.
Working for an airline today is not the high paying,great benefits and defined pension jobs that were the norm many years ago.
The mechanics,customer service agents,flight attendants and parts personnel all suffer when cuts are made only that pilots have a longer way to fall to reach being classified as low income wage earners.