Too true, and not taking anything away from it because it is a very emotive and more than valid point, but just as important (I think), is the way that our company circumvents convention and decides its own rules.
They were told that it would not be acceptable to have 1xCpt, 1xFO and 1xSO on a 3 man ULH flight, so instead of doing it properly and giving the SO’s a full P1 rating they again invent another world exclusive rating the P1x. WTF you are reducing the knowledge/experience/alertness to ¾ of a normal flight deck crew and you want to skimp on the training for the 3rd guy who has to take up the slack.
Cathay is putting profit before the safety of the travelling public. Shame on you Cathay.