OZ...
Hey Oz..,
If what you clainm is correct, you could only fly 7,5 months before you reached you maximum authorised 900 hours. So basically, you'd have 7.5 tough months and then 4,5 months of standby's!! That would suit me !
The main problem with GB is just the mentality of the people working in that office. The only base supervisor with a bit of sense between her ears is off the a new base. Crew needs are constantly ignored and morale is definitly low due to the poor working conditions. When crew approach the managers offering ideas and solutions in order to increase morale without incurring extra expenses, they are dismissed right away and simply ignored. And it just seems that the airline does it on purpose to go that extra mile to upset and deteriote the morale by deducting discrepencies from the duty free from the crew's pay, not recognising exceptional work and when crew go beyond their call of duty.
I am a strong believer that if you are in an excellent working environment and you feel valued, respected and listened too, morale would definitly increase.