Much as I love the war stories, back to reality............
'Some people were unhappy when all the (then) aviation support companies went to 7/5 then 6/6 for various reasons, some domestic, some financial or for whatever personal issues. It was a "sign of the times" and the options were to take it or leave it'
To most people I don't really think that sounds like a hard decision whereas the other way definitely is.
It's not just supply and demand, it is recognised that 8/4 vs equal time is not good. I suspect the truth is that Lagos are headcount restricted but short of people to make the roster work despite offloading training on to 'off time' and decided this would make it work - as to the staff and the effect on the business, I'll leave it to your imagination to fill in the blanks