Originally Posted by
RetiredBA/BY
Mainly because of luck of timing ! Really, try damn hard work and commitment to achieve one’s aspirations.
Mate, if you think today's generation work any less hard or with any less commitment then there's news for you. Yet they pretty much get diddly squat in terms of T's &C's (see reduction/re-profiling of flying pay, pensions and just about everything else) compared to even what it was like for people who left 10 years ago.
I'm with BV on this one - wouldn't choose that option myself but (particularly pre-covid in the "let's be friends with China" phase) it's absolutely understandable why some would choose to!