ACMS,
Wow, you really do have a bit of an axe to grind eh? I am an ex Oasis pilot who did'nt choose Cathay and went elsewhere. Just to put you straight I know that at least 10 out of the 30 odd guys who came across are under 40 and see Cathay as 20 yr+ career, not just a few years to boost the pocket money. The others are predominantly ex and very experienced Cathay pilots, a proven product, and therefore at a point where your company is shot of flight deck perhaps a good investment for the short term considering training costs.
I can imagine that these guys want nothing more than to intergrate in to the company now and be seen as Cathay pilots rather than ex Oasis pilots. I genuinely now feel sorry for them if they have to sit on a flightdeck with the likes of you having to listen to you drone on about absolute crap.
Thankfully looking at this thread the majority realize that we all need a job to pay the bills and that if Cathay's financial politics are at fault the finger should be pointed at the politicians rather than the pilots!