So now I'm a scab simply because I'm going to take the option that gives the best benefit for me and my family. Like any of you existing pilots would have done ANYTHING different if you were in the same position when you started your careers.
I did and many others have. In fact I know more guys who have turned down REX and Jetstar than have taken them up. I have engineering friends who when they went for graduate jobs NEGOTIATED their pay upwards. They knew what they were worth, as did their employers, and they were rewarded for it.
They didn't have shiny jet syndrome. Things don't always come easy, on a platter, sometimes you have to work for them.