Let's put this into perspective folks.
You grew up wanting to be a Qantas Pilot. You slogged it out after gaining a CPL did the GA thing, built your experience and were lucky enough to join the company in the early naughties.
You watched as Qantas ordered 20 A380s and a record order of 65 787s plus bucket loads of A330s. You watched as the company made record profits and the future was certainly bright.
You got senior enough to get out of the back seat and you bid for an FO position. 10 years in the company and youre probably in the right seat of a 767 or an A330. Another 5 years and you may get a left seat somewhere. Your career is set flying in a proud airline with a great history. Life is great.
Suddenly the sister airline starts to rise. It's not so bad at first, it's just a few A320s doing their thing domestically. It can't hurt right?
The sister airline goes into massive expansion. The capital is pumped into this operation. New jets ordered to fuel Qantas growth is pumped into this offshoot.
Guys who have been in the company less than 5 years are getting commands and others who were driving 1900s when you signed up in the group are now wide body A330 Captains. Something starts to stink.
Suddenly your career has been pulled from under you. You may never see a command. The airline is shrinking and you face the very real possibility of going to the back seat again in the next 5 years, if you still have a job. Guys that have been there since 2008 are still in the back seat, and face the probability of redundancy.
Meanwhile guys in the sister airline are up for commands on the domestic fleet.
You are frustrated, bitter and resentful. How did this happen?
The sister airline guys start getting upset at you, because by you coming across to their operation to save what's left of your career, you are taking away their command opportunities? What a joke? You've been in the group for going on 10 years. You don't want to go there, but if you want to stay with the wife and kids in Australia and still have a marriage, you have no bloody choice!
Next time you watch the Qantas guys taking up those seniority slots. Have a think why, and take a look in the mirror.
There's a new spirit alright, just not everybody is welcome to share it.