flyjetboy(name says it all!) main crew or even inflight managers have not or will not ever earn 1800 per month after tax! 2.00 fdp is below average and those few airlines that do pay it do not tax their crew as much.yes the directors do know the crew by name but there is only 40 crew who check-in at the same base and these directors have no problem terminating contacts whilst crew are still downroute! the financial director will never be a richard branson. as for crewing bending over backwards.....more like first officers bending over backwards to help crewing i.e pilots being called out to operate doors as no crew available....as you said flyjetboy if you dont like it then leave.....looks like a lot have!!