Scare Factor : No guarantee of a job
The reality:
"Upon successful completion of the Jetstar Australia Pilot Cadet Program, you will be offered with a place in the conditional employee reserve with airline. There is the intention to employ successful cadet pilots however it is dependent on the position vacancy and industry performance at the time"
Yes you do actually have to pass the course, no real promises until then. It is just outrageous.
I think GA would be a much better bet , you can get your training for 20% less, then after ten years you will have at best a 20% chance of getting a jet job (more likely 5% right now), it is a much smarter way to go.
The big bad horrible company , imagine doing that to poor little student pilot, not guaranteeing them a job without insisting on performance standards being met.
The way they treat people is just atrociously, taking young naive year 12 leavers insisting on performance obligations being met before they even employ them, and then having the hide the then 19 year old only $80,000 whilst the goes through a mentored FO program for 18 months. Extra training , extra sims and only $80K - wouldn't get out of bed for it.
Then the poor cadet is only guaranteed at least $100k two years after being abused in such a heinous manner. It is sh*t money for a twenty year old - and it is all just a conspiracy by the evil corporation.