Gingerbread, spoken like a man that's been around the industry for a while. If you can think of it they can and will do it. Have a look at what the JQ 78 guys get paid. Woeful. They do seem to be parked a lot admittedly so I don't know if they are working that hard.
Question for those in the know. Would the most junior pilots (SOs bar a handful) be mainly on the 747 anyway? How many SOs are on the 747?