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Having a $36000 bond 'hanging over your head' is preferable to paying upfront for your training with the likes of Ryanair. $20,000 hard cash I believe and that's on top of paying for your application, Uniform,car parking,petrol to/from work,coffee,food..............and on and on.
The only time a bond becomes an issue is if you want to leave within 3 years and, depending on what promises were made before joining, it's questionable if they could enforce it anyway.However, if ekcandidate does his homework, why should this be a problem? With regards to jumpseat travel, I prefer to sit in Business class when flying as a pax.I spend enough time in that bloody flight deck anyway thank you!Really can't see what the big fuss is on this issue.
Not being an apologist for Company.....just stating the facts!