Human beings are known to have very short memories. Some trainers will destroy a S/O confidence by bullying and intimidating him. But the fact is, these trainers(very rare in CX=) ), have forgotten that once upon a time, they were a very inexperience pilot before. They have been in this job for too long that they forget everybody has got to start off from somewhere.
I'm pretty sure most of the CEP, when they were told by CX that they have got the job , they were very excited. Only when they came back from Adelaide and have worked for a few years, they started to forget why they applied for this job in the first place.
I still think the CEP package is an absolute bollock. But if you have make up your mind and come to HK, you should not resent your decision. You know exactly what you will get, and what you won't. CX is a business, their first priority is saftey(advertised), profit(the real priority).