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Old 12th February 2006 | 09:19
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Stan Woolley
 
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I was with Easy for a number of years and guess what........nothing changed then and it isn't changing now.

The culture is fixed in place now thanks to Webster and I reckon it's a simple choice if you want real change.

1/ You need to seriously get their attention by parking the a/c at least for a short time and get real about the stakes- so far the management are contemptuous of Balpa'a efforts and will continue so until you prove you mean business.

2/ Find another job! The grass is sometimes greener in spite of what is often said here, there are worse companies than Easy too of course.

I'm with Ryanair now and yes, it's hard work and there are downsides....BUT..

They don't pretent to be cuddly and my own experience and that of just about everyone here who is ex- Easy is that they much prefer Ryanair.(Base as usual does have a bearing)

I rarely get roster changes and when I do it's generally because something went wrong on the day and I clear 5k+ most months.(Total package maybe not too different from Easy but still a bit better)The -800's are in very good nick and the standards in my experience are generally good.(Those of you who know me will appreciate I've been around enough to compare!)

The month before I left easy 70% of my published roster was changed and for me that was not unusual and totally unacceptable in an airline like Easy- believe me if Ryanair can achieve stable rosters so could they.

I'm using Ryanair as an example because of their poor reputation and the fact that they are in the same business as Easy. Ultimately I'm sure both managements couldn't care less about the pilot workforce as long as they behave inside certain guidelines so I basically went for Rosters and Cash and it was a good choice for now.

Good Luck either way.
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