With all that negativity about DEFO's, one seems to forget that they have only accepted the conditions, that were offered to them at the time of hiring. I am sure that all of you have also accepted conditions, that were offered to you at the time of hire, otherwise you would not work for CX.
It was basically a "take it or leave it" scenario. To make the DEFO's target of some of your frustation is irrational.
At the time, the DEFO's were hired, CX was unable to crew the freighters and ironically some on this forum have complained about being "overworked" in midst of bad rostering.
Now, that the times have (temporarily) changed, the mob changes the target to vent frustration at the DEFO's. What will it be tomorrow??
We live in an incredibly dynamic environment that makes exact planning very difficult. The recruitment process at CX takes quite a while and training even more so.
BTW, some of the DEFO's have more than 20 years -400 experience under the belt, even held commands in their former companies.
Project an individual DEFO's short-commings onto the entire DEFO group is irrational as well.
Things will be better again and surely all the SO's will be promoted in due course as they should be. Sometimes, there are just a few obstacles to overcome.
That is life.
Keep the chin up and stay positive.