Originally Posted by
morningcoffee
878 resigned from EK last 12 months and you all wanted to go to the roadshow.
To answer the question, “because everything out there is garbage as the industry slowly but surely goes downhill”
Haven't seen a good contract job yet. Lots of grass is greener talk though......
I don’t really think it’s about greener grass, just healthier and more affordable living in one’s home country. HK is a compromise for most westerners, especially without expat benefits, and CX has a toxic / soul crushing culture. This is why CX scrapes the bottom of the barrel, now hiring mostly non- and barely pilots.
The remaining experienced expats are the glue keeping the CX ship afloat, both in terms of training and every day line flying. It’s only a matter of time before a hull loss occurs because the current batch of new “drivers” possess little to no experience or airmanship. Strong SOPs only go so far. Pilots get almost no help from IOC, and engineering standards just keep dropping. Outport staff are being cut in favor of barely trained contractors. The Company just keeps drilling holes in the cheese until one day... they will line up. Then, those same bean counters responsible for the rot will point their fingers at the pilots, alive or dead. They will be blamed regardless of whether they deserve it.
It’s a shame because pilots, love or hate them, set the tone for the whole airline. CX used to have a great pilot culture of respect and admiration. Now, it’s just resentment and disdain. To me, there is a direct correlation between this relationship and the whole tone / service attitude of the airline.
The Company refuses to lead to fix this broken relationship. Instead, they point fingers in an attempt to demonize the pilots, as if that is going to accomplish anything positive. Make no mistake, this airline is run by sadists with maturity levels rivaling those of teenage boys. They absolutely must be seen to “win” (or at least make the pilots lose) in the eyes of their puppet masters, the Swires. Ironically, the Swires just don’t care anymore. They stripped the airline of its cash via the fuel hedging scandal and loaded CX up with debt. All that is left to do is sale the airline to some unscrupulous buyer. Sadly, that might be the best thing for the employees and the future of Cathay Pacific Airways.