I suppose the transition from dealing with foreign, procedures,air and cabin crew and maint watch when things go pear shaped,to now tossing a chock and a fast lap of the airframe must be a bit demoralising to say the least.Its no wonder the brothers seem so depressed,or is it just a nightshift thing.HTFU.
It's not just the dealing with the foreign operators, procedures, air and cabin crew, and maintenance watch. It's the fact that there was a variety of work, a variety of problems and a variety of fixes that added to one's experience, and also a sense of accomplishment.
As for the fast lap around the airframe and chocks in, this was commonplace on an Asiana or Vietnam 777 that was in for about 90 minutes.
The brothers as you call them seem depressed because all of that work that kept everyone gainfully employed has now been taken off them and are now being herded to base to backfill the positions that have gone to A380.
If it's a night shift thing. So what. If you don't have to do it, you're better off, health wise and family wise. If there is no choice but to do it, then so be it. But the point is that the choice has been taken away together with the work that was bringing in $$$$$ to S.I.T.