Hugh,
You really should be looking to get out of Qantas anyhow.
There is
NO future for junior pilots in Qantas unless you are happy never being a captain for your entire working life.
Melodramatic - not really - it's the companies advertised position to grown Jetstar.
You are stuck at the bottom of a stagnant pond, run away, run as fast as you can as soon as you can. It's delusional to believe there is a healthy future in Mainline. Retirements are about to come to a screaming holt, a colossal age demographic shift is occurring as we approach the last 100 or so pre 84 employment boom pilots leave in the next few years and then there will be a long period of very few retirements and subsequent progression.
You are delusional to believe there is a future in Qantas Mainline so be proactive and make a career for yourself some where else.
Understandable though you may not want to leave the wonderful land of OZ.
In that case you will need to accept there is a significant career penalty in staying, it’s a choice – lifestyle now or career and lifestyle later.
Know what I’d be doing in your case – get a job OS with the prospect of quick command (within 5 years or less) and come back to work for Jetstar as a Captain – simple.
Pathetic you can't have a career in Qantas anymore but that's reality.
