Regardless of the value of the bond, just say for longer than 2 years and the bond will disappear, it would be different if you had to pay the money up front.
Easy was to get the MCC and ATPL flight test done to if you need it, which can be a headache from some if they need to pay for it out of their own pocket.
As far as the company goes, it was great about 20 years ago although they didn’t have the J32s then. Good lifestyle and easy flying although they were only doing PEL/WLM - SYD back then. Pay wasn’t to bad either for the work we did and Newcastle is a great place to live.