Yes i agree with others regarding 'operationally' being required to work more... you may think that because 'current' crew have limits of what they can work - that because there arent alot of Team Jetstar crew around you wont have to work that much either.. instead consider the scenario that we will be rostered a double OOL return, we get off but your duty involves going back to the crew room - signing on with a new crew and doing a MCY return with them.
Or operating your full days flying then finding that you have to go and jump on the aircraft next door (who are waiting for you - fully boarded) to operate a HTI return. sorry - this isnt lighthearted speculation - this will happen!!
in regards to pay - on paper, sure it looks like you have the potential to earn more than current crew if you work your maximum hours - but will you?
Is it humanely possible to do so? Consider that working 140-150 hours max a month with 10 days off crew struggle to have a normal life - fatigue dictates what you do and when you do it and you are constantly in a groundhog day turning back up to work for the same 4 sector hell flight. You will be working LONGER with LESS DAYS OFF... its not possible to do a whole month without going sick doing that many hours. if you tell yourself that why would they initiate these conditions if they knew that.. well operationally its easier to have a few crew go sick each month but be able to work them harder then reduce what they can work permanently.
Consider the fact that you want to fly - but please weigh it up against whether you want some sort of life outside work too. because working your maximum hours - you wont have one. not even a small one, no matter how un-partyish you are. I am only stating this because after our christmas day effort of a whole lot of new crew going sick last minute because they cant be bothered and realise the job is tiring and they are not getting paid for christmas day - it angers me when people come into this job expecting that it will be cruisy and easy to do - then cant handle the fatigue, so go sick all the time. EVERY TIME YOU GO SICK AT SHORT NOTICE YOU ARE INCONVENIENCING YOUR CREW FOR THE DAY WHO HAVE TO WORK HARDER TO COVER THE SPOT YOU HAVE LEFT.
the above was just a note to everyone at jetstar, not just the new team jetstar ppl, but please keep it in mind. Crewing dont care who you are or what you have done all month. they will lie to you to get you in to work to use you for whatever they need. dont expect niceties from them in regards to sympathy when you are rostered all four sector days for fifteen days in a row with only two days off to break it up and make it legal. it will happen!