Blade Root,
You are right. I also think that the time is coming for pilots to start calling the shots. They've been oppressed for long enough. Only by jumping ship to better your lot will you get anywhere.
Loyalty to a company is seldom rewarded, and that's not just an Aussie thing in my experience. The pilots that arrive, chat up the boss, promise the world, get the new endorsement, move on, and up, are the most successful.
Hopefully there is going to be more opportunty to move on and up for more of us - if the talked about experience shortage is real.