Originally Posted by
dirk85
France, Italy and Germany have all very good contracts, good to great money, strong unions, plenty of part time options and decent benefits.
It's hard work but the roster is not bad (5 on 4 off where I am) and hours flown still acceptable (between 600 and 650 a year in my base for FOs and slightly more for Captains).
As Captain it is not easy to be hired straight to these countries, you might have to "suffer" somewhere else, but in a few years you should get a transfer, a part from the super popular bases, which might require a longer wait.
Quality of life depends on you, plenty of bases available in these countries.
I thought Easyjet was more of a 5/3 deal. But I guess each base can be quite different.
I lived in Germany for a few years and love it so much. Are those german bases big or not at all. Stable long-term?
Which country are you based at?