Yes i do know how much fun it can be working overseas. my dad is an eng and i spent a long time travelling the world when i was younger. I fully intend to do the same. i also know how things have deteriorated in respect to knowlege levels at work. when i was still an apprentice i was carrying out ramp checks on my own and going back to the crew room to tell the cert that it was all ok and he could stamp the sheet. all im saying is you work to live, not live to work, and if youre not happy at work, go elsewhere until you are. maybe its all the long faces of the engineering staff that get us such a bad reputation amongst other members of staff?