1. what exactly should a pilot have done, years back, or even now, when the only job offered in Australia WASN'T with Qantas mainline and there was no prospect of ever being hired by a "full service-high wage" carrier.
How many thousands of commercial pilots do you reckon there are that missed out due timing? I know a few.
How many hundreds of pilots do you reckon there are that stuck it out during these times, built experience, waited their turn and made it into mainline? I know a few of these as well.
Answer? Don't pay for endorsements at any level, give your employer a return of service or pay for the endorsement when you leave early. Wait your 'turn'
Don't buy yourself a jet job.
Some of you lot are pretty thick, you think it's the way of the world. You need to get out a little and see what employers pay for these days.