Originally Posted by
SoundLesS
In terms of living...well it depends. Its all very subjective. Do you like any easter european cities? Can you fancy living there? Ive been in 3 of them and its a step back in terms of many things, in the end you get used to it, but I guess not forever.
Life is mostly good in many bases, with parties and people going out, it depends a lot on commuters/small base with small amount of ac. The smaller the base the more family like the crew is.
One of the few good things about CEE is that you have relatively low amount of expenses, so Wizz can get away with their relatively low salary. If you check your account at the end of the month, which is what matters, then you will actually have a quite good amount left, on the contrary to many other european outfits.(Beginner FOs are excluded)
I wouldnt say stay away, but think twice. At the moments its pilots market, and Wizz doesnt seem to get that, so they made a new payment scheme with close to no payrise. In some bases a pay cut.
I was based in the Balkans for good 3 years, not in WZZ so I can't say specifics on the company, but as an expat I had a blast, people are very nice, everything is cheap so you can have a very comfortable life, the food was amazing and the plus was me being single in those times
Now, of course, as said before, look it as a means to an end; unless you get married with a local, your time in any of those bases will be temporary until you reach your goal, until then just keep building experience and have fun