Those GA blokes having a shot should realise that the majority of guys on here from QF complaining were in your shoes not that long ago. We all understand how pathetic it must sound that we are whinging, but this is about the only place we can do it without fear of retribution (i.e. Qrewroom).
To put it in perspective, there is an S/O in Qantas who was a skipper for Air North on the Brasilia, no doubt imparting his wealth of knowledge on the QF Cadet F/Os who were up there at the time. He has now been checked to line in QF for 4-5 months, the cadets are either still with Air North or just starting their S/O training, and he is now JUNIOR to these guys/girls.
That's just one hard luck story, but puts it all in perspective I think.
TL