pilotman
What you did was entirely correct. Now if everyone else who is flirting (misguidedly I might add) with the idea of joining SIA Cargo or even SIA mainline did the same, guess what, things would change. Sure as eggs are eggs, Jokilla would run squealing to the powers, telling them that the naughty pilots were up to no good again. But guess what, suddenly hotac/airport transfers, seat upgrades, free medicals and sensible terms & conditions would become available. It's called market forces; so beloved down Singapore way!
Further, as millerscourt has mentioned, what is really going to be the value of a B744 rating and five year's freighting time when you are eventually released from your subsistence level servitude with the world's worst airline to be employed with?
We're all working our bonds off to get paid our contracted Pilots' Provident Fund (now unilaterally junked as a "cost saving measure") cash before leaving asap, grinding our teeth and swallowing our disgust at how dumb we were to join SIA in the first place. Please don't make our mistake and join this vale of tears!