I don't quite know how VIrgin Staff 'played into their hands' ? Staff always knew big redundancies were coming. No one was under any illusions about what was going to occur. I don't think looking at Workspace really gives any sense of what everyone (at least Flight crew anyway) knew and sensed ? Oz pilot speaks as if any of them had any control over events. Other than the Unions fighting the good fight for entitlements, ongoing terms and conditions, re-employment, and stand down provisions etc. Virgin employees are just passengers in this giant turd of a roller coaster ride.