STW wrote: "Not ONE of our cargo competitors pilots earn more or works less. Not one. We ( B /Arapa) are worldwide the best paid and treated cargo pilots. Don't you see that?? Do you have ANY idea how a roster and a paycheck looks like at Air Bridge Cargo, Atlas, Qatar, Korean or Kalita? Air Hong Kong? Any idea what kind of FTL's they have, sick leave policy, staff travel options? These are our direct competitors, not FedEx or UPS. These are the companies we have to beat, these are the companies we need to be better at all what we do."
Apples and oranges.
A friend of mine is in Hong Kong Airlines and wanted to get into cx. He decided not to because of the paycut under the current offered COS.(Not B scale mind you).
Also you will find that some of the airlines that you mentioned, the financial compensation is actually better AFTER taxes, cost of living, housing allowance and considering 100% schooling allowance until 21 years of age.
Don't even mention the quality and availability of staff travel benefits.
Sure, you don't get to live in the "safe" and "clean" city of Hong Kong, but each to his/her own.
Sick leave policy??? Hahaha, don't make me laugh. Fear and intimidation policy you mean!
How much of your 300k USD is going to the tax man and the bank/your landlord?
If you were lucky/smart/"stupid" enough to buy a property, better be selling fast. The market will be "slightly" worse if the riots continue.