Thanks gtseraf,
Sounds like the classic "we are stretched for resources" syndrome. Which most airlines these days are experiencing. The recent drop in jet time requirements would support this. Never the less, normally these things get addressed eventually so it could be just a temporary issue.
The pay is an interesting one. Many say it's good but I'm still struggling to calculate to that. Take out all the allowances (which I'm assuming you need to cover the costs of working in Asia for 2 weeks) and you're left with the same or less as a narrow body FO in Australia. Seems hardly worth it!