Originally Posted by
SOPS
So two years ago you read all the stuff on here and did not believe it? Got yourself into a 5 year bond and thought... they must be making the stuff on Pprune up.... ?
SOPS,
Anyone who currently works, or has worked for EK will quickly realize that EK hires globally. At any point in time there will be an airline ceasing operations and its pilots will be looking for work, actually they have been doing this since even before the Ansett days. They also prey on pilots wanting to fly the "biggest and best" in the industry and therefore giving little regard for the lifestyle it affords. It is difficult for those to really know what happens at EK, most applicants see the factuality's of the big shiny airplane, chauffeur drive to work, villa, free power, water and gas to name a few. However, you don't understand the reality until after a couple years pass then you hear the story that IHEK is telling and you hear it a lot these days. The reality of this place has been posted for years and most people will only give a slim regard for what is written here therefor they will keep coming. Hats off to EK, they really don't want you to stay more than 7 - 10 years anyway, you're too old, becoming a health cost and a salary expense. We all know that the reality here is that you will work very hard, be fatigued and walk a very fine line all the while knowing that fate can play a very large role to being terminated even for a relatively small reason.