Fair enough, Quokka, but the "truth" about the working-conditions in any particular company tend to come from a very personal perspective, and those who've taken the ASA shilling are beyond the PNR now. No turning back.
But even if the doomsayers do turn out to be right, perhaps a large influx of "Rest-of-the-World" experience might help to change things. Who knows?
Anyway, at the end of the day we work to live. Not the other way around. I hope!
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