the level of contempt, loathing and utter lack of respect a big company has for its employees; until you experience it. 

You get the respect that you show...

So you better be ready to be an irreplaceable asset.

So change jobs? Stop complainin! your life situation is from the decision you make, It's not everybody else's fault.

grow up butter cup!

it's just business. not family. not team.

remember that when it's your opportunity to turn the tables.

There are people who really do appreciate what you do -- but we are all just a number to the organization.  its all about money...

plenty of small operators out there looking for pilots...

It's very discouraging to discover that your employer does *not* look at you as a valued asset (as you may have thought) but instead sees you as a liability...and an easily-replaceable one at that.  Even a very senior pilot can be replaced by someone at a lower salary that will do, basically, the same job.  Sorry, that's just the way it is.  Once you come to grips with this, it changes your whole perspective on this thing we call "work."

YOU are merely trading your labor for money.  You are obliged to show up and do a good job; the company is obliged to put your paycheck in your hand.  That's how it's supposed to work.  There's not a whole lot more to it than that.  You're not "family."  They may like you personally and think you're a great guy, but at the end of the day you're just an employee number.  I've had to let go (fire, lay-off) some great guys in my life.  It's sometimes hard, but it is what it is.  (Thankfully, I've never been on the receiving end of such treatment.)

And so!  Never, ever be reluctant to quit a job.  Give notice if you can, but if you can't...just walk out the door.  The company *will* survive.  And trust me, if the shoe were on the other foot and the company needed to get rid of you, you'd be gone in 60 seconds.  Or less.

the level of contempt, loathing and utter lack of respect an employee has for their company; until they cant follow basic rules and operating conditions and they whine when fired

Quit believing you are something special with your company cause you aren't. You will be forgotten 5 minutes after you walk out the door with your last paycheck and someone else will already be there to take your place. That's the hard truth that many in this industry have a problem accepting. 

looks like the guys you say are already taking our places...didn't get the word. look at your e-mails, brah. look at the OOS bases, brah.

but maybe you're right.