I am a bottom of the pile pilot so not unused to some people earning more than me.
I was an FA at the last airline I worked for and some of my more, ahem 'senior' attendant colleagues earned a fair whack more than some Junior FO's in total let alone in just allowances. It's not a 'problem' invented by Etihad. The CC have won their points - no reason to throw toys out of the pram.
Trust me I am no lover of management underhandedness etc. but again - given EY's fairly unique situation, it's age and growth rate - some problems are surely inevitable. I have yet to have any complaints with our leadership team.
Don't get me wrong I'm bored of the hotel (wouldn't be on here otherwise) but otherwise life is good.
Or maybe I just enjoy my job too much to care - certainly beats the Tea & Coffee days.