OK, so call it what you want - Loyalty or reliability. Loyalty is indeed a two way street.
It was interesting to note that SASless suggested that BHL was a much better and more supportive company when the old man was around, and yet that was when I and many like me left. But most of us were pretty loyal to the company for the most part, and the company was generally loyal in return. There were other issues at the time.
As for my thoughts being more suited to the military - you couldn't be more wrong there! Yes, if you pay someone enough they will generally stay, but I thought that the issue here was not respecting somebody's professionalism. Does that only have to be by paying them top dollar? I think not. What it means to me is making somebody feel respected for what they do. This may not necessarily mean earning more than the next guy, but it would seem that a lot of guys think so. Maybe that is one of the reasons that the heli industry sees such a high turnover in staff. So many pilots are "jumping ship" that it is becoming more and more difficult for the operators to plan ahead. It's also fair to say that for those operators primarily supporting the oil industry, there are periods of "Feast and Famine" due to contracts moving across and poor foreward planning amongst other things.
As I said before, I'm not pointing fingers at SASless, he seems quite capable of doing that for himself!
So back to the original quesiton for this thread -
Nigeria Operations Update - Has it changed much in the last few years or not at all in the last 20?!!!!!
I would think that nothing much has changed - Nigeria, be it working for BHL, CHC, Bloggs Helicopters or anybody else is either a place you get on with or don't. If you are happy with the money, can put up with the in country problems and are happy with the salary, then it's the place for you! Otherwise, look somewhere else.