Very well put
Bigmouth, 'tis very true, but I wonder, will anyone pay attention?
Nearly fell off my chair with laughter 18 months ago when those at EK came up with comments such as...job for life,
only upgrade from within, fantastic management, lots of time off in 'paradise' Dubai.....on and on.
Those from the western world go to the middle east for generally two reasons...
advancement in career,
money.
Well guess what, the money ain't what it used to be, and 'advancement' is keeping your backside in whatever seat the
company says you
will, like it or not.
The pay scale for the middle east started to generally run downhill in the early nineties, because the locals just
knew that some 'johney come lately' pilot would take the bait, buy into the idea, sell his house, quit his job...and move right in. Just dangle a shiney widebody jet in front of his nose, with visions of the left seat painted on for good measure...presto, instant Captains.
Well now the
other shoe has dropped, and the guys now find the picture not quite as pretty.
Oddly enough, when EK was organized in the mid-eighties, about 60 guys from JED went for interviews, and all but one or two came back laughing their sox off.
Comments such as...'the devil you know is much better than the devil you don't', was the general consensus...and, 'the money is not up to par.'
True then...and now.
Gosh
Kaptin M, your comments are so vague, you couldn't even get the number of engines right, never mind anything else.
