Freeman, we all understand your comment. Sadly, there is always a subset of people in aviation who will happily accept almost any terms just to get a "shiny jet rating". CX long ago figured that out, and as long as they are willing to accept all that comes with employing those types, then there is no stopping it. CX can hire from ANY nationality group around the world, therefore always being able to find a yet lower bottom to the bottomless barrel. Proper airlines in your home countries can generally only hire their own nationals, which right there limits the abuse their management can inflict on their staff. That and proper labour laws. CX is now an airline of inexperienced and desperate mercenaries and locals. Not exactly the formula for a stable and lucrative career. Most who can have already left or soon will. You will be left with a very different company in just a few more years. If you can leave, do so before all other opportunities have faded away.