johnboy - I guess the whole situation depends on where and what you want to end up doing.
You'll find that the toll position will be casual wage, thus it's inflated around 22 to 25% to allow for the fact that you don't get sick pay or annual leave, then it's got the shift penalty rolled in, add to this, you'll generally have no guarantee of hours for the day, and you will probably be expect to work split shifts, IE 4 hours in AM, 4 hours in PM, which may mean 2 trips to work every day, or sitting around not getting paid at work for hours on end. Toll you'll never likely be able to get a full time position, and your role could end if they lose a contract. When they are busy you may work lots of hours, quiet nearly none.
Get a role at Virgin, the pay rate is lower because you get sick leave, annual leave, staff travel benefits, plus penalty rates for early/late and weekend/public holidays. You there also have the opportunity to eventually be a full time employee and then where you go from there in the company depends on your skills and attributes.
Generally most of the people that work for the contractors are happy to work there because the hours suit them, or they use that experience to get more permanent jobs with larger airlines. Check out the awards they are both available to be searched at
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