"...as a person paying for this service I can say "no...""
And therein lies the problem. Your attitude should be along the same lines as that required for a driver's licence - ie it is a privilege (more than a right) for those competent enough to deliver the skill set. A common problem now is that ratings are given away by flying schools simply because Bloggs throws a bunch of money on the counter. Then, it is left up to industry to fix up the mess when these pilots go looking for the twin gig they seem to think they're ready for.
Short notice SID? Perfectly within the ATO's scope - this should not even elicit a whinge from a candidate, if they are up to spec.
My main issue is when the ATO throws in multiple unrelated failures and system faults at unlikely times - although skill building, this concept hardly validates training in a logical sense.