AnddontcallmeShirley....you're absolutely on the mark...but don't expect any of the holier than thou malcontents on here to change their tune...they pretend they're all out for the greater good, but the reality is that they want to feather their own nests....just like we all do...it's just that they can afford to do so without too much jeopardy. The reality is, most of them joined during a prolonged period of industrial unrest too when those senior to them bemoaned them for being responsible for eroding everyone's T's & C's by joining on B scales....did they care?...did they F**k...because they recognised that the job was better than most others available to them..they made the most of the job market at the time....just like you have...it's very easy for them to accuse you in your 500 sq ft shoebox of jeopardising their housing while they sit in their 2000 sq ft villa's paid for by the company to the tune of $75,000 a month....Ivory towers spring to mind.
All I can say is make the most of whatever you've got , enjoy it , and sod everyone who blames you for their woes