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I think you are right on the money. QF recruiting is so arrogant that they think they know more about what an applicant is prepared to accept, than the applicant does.
I fly with heaps of guys who were previously captains. Many of them wide body with much more experience than I. None of them seem to have any trouble dealing with the change of seats/responsibility/taking orders/pay etc. They knew what they were getting into before they applied and are more than proffessional enough to do their job as required by the company and wait their turn for an upgrade. I can't see it being any different at QF.
Don't forget also that a good F/O or S/O should be able to inject his previous experience into the operation as well. Or is that another problem with QF, (experience not gained at QF doesn't count).
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