Barbossa,
TJ certainly may have been a positive force in shaping the present, very successful Jetstar but unfortunately his people skills have been absolutely abhorrent. To my mind that makes him an awful manager and there are others out there who can get the same results without alienating their entire department.
You may find taking direction with the proverbial finger constantly poking you in the chest to be a profitable experience, but free-thinking and intelligent professionals (and whether you like to hear it or not, the VAST majority of JQ staff are just that) generally perform to a lower standard under such conditions.
Qantas/Jetstar management have realised this and taken steps to reverse the damage he may have caused. JQ staff are, unsurprisingly, very happy about it.
As for your little hissy-fit about us "kicking out" the direct entry AN pilots so we can make it like it used to be at Impulse, wake up to yourself, shags. These people are valued members of the company's staff; and funnily enough TJ's temporary replacement is one of them.