It's almost hilarious what people will do for the perceived dollar, including poisoning their kids.
Why do I say " perceived " ? Well for the Aussies, you could have joined
VB/VA 3 years ago and been ( at least ) an E-Jet Skipper now, living in a 4x2 in a nice suburb, 6-700m block, kids breathing clean air, nice car, drives in the country etc etc. You joined CX 3 years ago and where are you now ? S/O living in a 1000sqft flat, ba ha ha ha.
Yes I know, you are earning 2-3 times as much and will retire much earlier, which is why there are so many expat pilots up there for 10-15 years plus.
Hope it's worth it..............