A small number of high-time, wide-bodied experienced pilots gave up their command (and FS pension/increments) at a UK charter airline a couple of years ago and joined BA in the RHS of the B777.
People thought they were mad to do that in their early 40s. Never see a command again etc.
Nine months later they put their notice in to BA and moved to a Direct Entry Command on a B777 in Asia.
They had plenty hours, plenty command experience and now they had the free B777 rating.