The question uppermost (I would suspect) in the minds of those on LWOP is whether the exemplary Management Team at the Coward Street HQ of Qantas Airways Ltd is actually worth working for. And how much further will the 'World Famous Australian Flag Carrier, Qantas - The Flying Kangaroo' to the 'Codesharing/Webjet with Free Bottle Of Wine at any Partner Restaurant' type operation 'push' have gone in say 10 years? Will there actually be a better window seat available in that time at a much reduced Qantas or where the LWOP guy is now? If something sensible is done with 787's then my guess is possibly. If not, then the desire to work for a 'World's Worst Practice' Management Team with it's endless appalling decisions, ever shrinking network and the abject negativity that permeates the place because of those reasons would really make you question the 'need' to live in Aus or return to QF if you are anything approaching happy elsewhere.
What is REALLY pertinent here is that this question is actually being debated. Even ten years ago people would have looked at you like a space alien if you even mentioned leaving flying for anyone other than QF. Now it is not only discussed but is actually very open to debate as to how many will even come back. And that once great Airline gives every indication it really doesn't want any of them back unless it has no choice.