Dantos, have to agree with GlueBall,
just imagine about your situation when you would be flying since 10 or 15 years for EK: Family with kids, wanting to go to University, you have to take care about your pension, cause there is no social security in this country, so you have to put sufficient money beside..
Then you will get bored of your job after a few years.. except the t/o and the ldg everything has to be flown according company policy with the ap, good chance, that in the future even the ldg has to be autoland.. so the most exciting to do during a leg is the menue choice...
You are long time away from your family, often for more than 3 or 4 days...
Another aspect is, companies will pay lower saleries, as long they can find people being ready to work for a discount. If pilots stick together, they donīt have a chance to do so.. So willing to work for a discount is poisoning the market.. Yes, I know it is easily said, cause if you wonīt do that, for sure in the current situation on the market there will allways be others to do so..
Just my 2 cents according this topic..
Regards..