....aaah, I think lousy is a very accurate word.
Foreign pilots were employed to stop planes hitting hills, not just Australians ( as hard as that may be for some to accept) and , this is employment is generally only to cover shortages in crew and training pipeline issues that can lead to contact with hills.
Definitely not to be shown how to fly but, as in all airlines, there are star performers and some that are not so good.
Bigger the airline and the more diverse the culture , the greater the propensity for more average performers rising to positions of control.
Australians are generally the most hated ( probably more by the other contract pilots than the companies) because they are self centred, demanding, petulant and are always trying to get a better deal for themselves , regardless of the cost to the airline and others in the foreign pilot body.
They walk into another culture and airline without any understanding of the situation , immediately complain about everything and want to tell them how to run a foreign airline on the basis of their limited life experience in one sheltered workshop situation back at home.
Cultural insensitivity to the extreme.
The majority of these have a job back home to go back to and are only there for the short term cash.
New Zealanders are generally ,not far behind.