I have just recieved a job offer from Ek.
The interview took place in the masonic lodge in hong kong over a very agreeable port, as is normal in the expat world.
Unfortunately i have turned it down, mostly because the 3000hrs i have on wide bodies and 10000 on other bodies actually refered to my youthful prediliction for fat birds.
felt i should come clean.
PONTIUS,
it may be your duty. BUT in the world of uk mixing with the payroll is a like having the clap and thus your actions would not over flow into your personnal life. Not so in the expat world.its all one cross company bar bque world with a veneer of pleasantnes and smiles, and a reality of character destruction.
officially on the record you wouldnt be judged as a sneak and you be praised for your professionalism but you can bet your bottom dirham the barbque circuit will ruin your reputation.Fact of expat life i'm afraid. particularly if the chap you report has some old school mates already in the company. aviation is a small world and dubai and the like even smaller.best sort it out in the cockpit.
just a thought from experience.
dont try to argue the case for how god dubai is as i was expating before you got a licence.
have fun and dont scratch an arabs car.
Its all in "expating for dummies" by Tex Free at ali babas book bazaar