A friend of mine worked for EJ as a contractor and had settled into his UK base when he was moved abroad. A few months later he got a move back to the UK....at the other end of the country!
Anyway, he escaped to Monarch and hasn't looked back. Permanent contract etc and he's now treated as an employee rather than as a resource to be sent away at a moments notice.
In terms of lifestyle he would have stayed at EJ had he been offered a permanent contract as he liked the base he was at. There will be, I'm sure, be another cadet along to fill his place.