Everyone so bitter and twisted about the Tiger contract. It is simple if you don't like it don't accept, stay in GA building those usefull turbo prop or piston hours. The grass isn't always greener, the money isn't always better and no job in aviation has any real form of stability. Just look at the relatively unforeseen demise of Ansett.
Most of all don't comment with hearsay, especially on something you obviously know nothing or at least very little about. You simply make yourself sound like a pathetic GA pilot who most likely will never get the opportunity to fly a jet because you think you are that great your services are worth a premium. Good luck on that one Champ.
Just for your info, the tiger contract is similar to every other low cost carrier in the world, it is a company that provides the opportunity to get a step up into that first jet job. Not unlike Jetstar they offer a base salary and additional hourly flying pay, unlike jetstar there is no minimum before the hourly pay commences.
This contract is very similar to Jetstar in many ways, the only difference being that instead of laying pilots off if the OZ market dives, they offer the opportunity to transfer to Singapore so you at least have a job. If you don't like that option you stay in OZ and take the LWOP. Unlike Jetstar you don't get the oneworld staff travel, but hey I would rather have a jet job than wait for them to recruit again.
Like I said earlier, no one is forcing you or your mate to agree to the terms and accept the opportunity. At the very least you should have the courtesy to give everyone else the opportunity to make up their own minds.
Maybe you are jaded because you didn't get the call up, maybe you have a better paid job or already have a jet position somewhere else. Most likely you have no touch with reality and still think that every airline is desperately short of pilots.
For those that accepted congrats on your first jet job.