Originally Posted by
macdo
I think you need to chill out a bit.
I was amused by your comment not critical of it.
The take away point I was making was that the effects of poor hotels (and other niggling T&C's) tend to de-motivate flight crews and if you have a choice, work for someone who doesn't skimp on crew welfare.
Thankfully, this is all behind me now, so enjoy your Best Western, I will be waking in my own bed tomorrow.
I was also thinking you were another commenter. So I was already "attacking" because I was getting fed up of constant bashing for absolutely no reason.
As I said, the type of contract is pretty good if you value money over being 100% comfortable.
The hotels are nice since as I said, it's the clients that pay for them. When we complain about something missing, new hotels are made available and crews are moved there.
Sure, I wouldn't mind sleeping at home, being with my dog, my fiancee and such. However, this also allows me to being in full vacation mode whenever I come back home.
I actually like this type of work. As with everything, it comes with pros and cons. I'll eventually change, but before that maybe I try to get my fiancee to join me. Would make it much more enjoyable.
The money is too good to pass on, and right now I haven't seen any offer come remotely close to what Avion offers.