Your associates evidently view 'seniority' as a dirty word while overlooking its protections...
To me, even as a relatively 'late-starter', seniority itself makes me neither lazy, unmotivated nor unskilled, ( I still have to pass my sims & route checks!) but it usually provides a clear understanding of
important factors such as:
a. rostered flying preferences,
b. roster stability,
c. achievability of preferences for days off,
d. family and work/life balance,
e. imminence or otherwise of promotional opportunities,
f. desirability of said promotional opportunities in line with 'd', and even
g. retrenchment order should it, God forbid, be contrived to come to that.
I'm with Mcgrath; the impatient "get out of the rut/jump the queue/get the time up so I can move on" logic precipitates the deterioration of many positions one might aspire to in the future... especially in Oz.
Each to their own, and all the best to those exercising their right to consider these positions. No doubt recent JQ events in particular have added to the sense of urgency some feel. I just hope it's all they wish it to be for the rest of their careers.
