I friend who had taken VR has been told VRed pilots are being offered positions..
Neither myself nor any of my VR'd colleagues that I've spoken to have been approached by Qantas, or any other operator, to fill any role…..
That's not to say that others haven't sought positions rather than waiting for one to be offered.
I've occasionally watched an airliner pass overhead and think of being back up the front, but then I get on with playing my next shot!