speedbirdhouse - Have you worked for Jetconnect? I have.
I loved my job at Jetconnect, I was a shorthaul CSM and I still have a number of friends at Jetconnect in both SH and LH. I'm not aware of anyone who dislikes what they do.
Any job is what you make it to be - when you were at work, on the aircraft, Jetconnect was fantastic. A amazing bunch of people to work with everyday, there people you work with are great.
When you are off the aircraft, sure the money and perks weren't as great as NZ, however we all knew that when we signed up. I have no complaints from my end - it was the best job I ever had, it was very hard to leave and if I returned to NZ at anytime I'd go back without any convincing. I never had a problem living off my salary in NZ, nor was I treated badly by management or the company.
Jetconnect have never hidden that they are a stepping stone airline - they are not a career airline - but then not many are these days - JQ/DJ/O7 all aren't either. People will always use low cost divisions to further their careers with something big and better - NZ/QF/EK etc. That is one of the main reasons for the high turnover.
So laugh and make fun all you like, negative people will find something wrong with any airline they work for - theres negatives about any airline - as I said earlier, any job is what you make of it.
Fact - Jetconnect were not an Abysmal company to work for.