Busace is this your first jet job? You seem real pleased to be doing what you do and CX's obviously a better place than where you came from. Assuming I'm correct, and I may not be, the problem is that you can't compare a GA apprenticeship (or the military) with where you are now. Believe it or not, you are now in the top tier of the airline business. I'm not trying to sound self important but you should appreciate where you are. It's supposed to be the "big time"
We need to look forward not back. Other carriers offer their staff much better CONDITIONS than we get, for running in some cases, a much sloppier operation. We operate arguably the youngest fleet of widebodied A/C in the world. Our standards are up with the best carriers as our zero hull loss over the past quarter century plus attests. If we want to attract the right people to maintain that enviable record we need to improve our CONDITIONS to do so. We also need to improve our CONDITIONS if we want to retain the staff we have.
All I see is a continual reduction in the quality of my CONDITIONS. You may be happy comparing where you have come from but some of us have been here quite a while and want to retain what we have, improve to where we once were and have the same CONDITIONS for all; including, suprisingly, you!
I don't want to be rude to you but the word naive springs to mind.