MANAGEMENT HAVE LOST THE PICTURE REGARDING,
1 - ROSTER MANAGEMENT; IT´S PURE CRISIS MANIA: THEY CAN'T CREW FLIGHTS: PILOTS ARE FATIGUED AS THEY ARE FLYING TO THE MAXIMUM OF 900 HRS THROUGH MANY TIME ZONES: ONLY 8 OR 9 DAYS OFF A MONTH: SO HOW CAN ONE RECOVER OR SPEND TIME WITH THE FAMILY: THEY ARE BREAKING EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK: EXPECT; DEMAND AND FORCE CREWS TO OPERATE IN DISCRETION:
2- ALL MANAGMENT GUYS ARE YES MEN: PERIOD: SO THE TOP TEAM ARE NOT GIVEN THE TRUE PICTURE: PROMISES ARE ALWAYS BROKEN:
3- DIRECT ENTRY CAPTAINS ARE ON HIGHER PAY SCALES: IF YOU CMPLAIN; YOU ARE TOLD TO BITE THE BULLET OR LEAVE:
4- MANY ARE ROSTERED TO OPERATE IN OVERTIME; AS IT IS CHEAPER THAN HIRING OR PROMOTING: BUT THE OVERTIME RATES ARE NOT INDEX LINKED AND HAVENT CHANGED FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS: EXPECT A SALARY DROP AS DUBAI IS EXPENSIVE: WORK FOR FREE
Originally Posted by 1pilot12345
CONSIDERING EMIRATES? KEEP SOME QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES IN MIND. IF ON THE BOEING, YOUR CHIEF PILOT HAS OPENLY STATED THAT HE DOESN'T LIKE FOREIGNER (FOREIGNER MEANS NON ARAB). HE REFERS TO ARAB PILOTS AS 'ONE OF US'. KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH AN ARAB PILOT AND HOW YOU CAN EXPECT TO BE JUDGED. IT WILL GET WORSE AS LEROY WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO LEAVE AND HE IS THE LAST DECENT MANAGER THERE. SOME OF THOSE WHO PICKED THE WRONG PEOPLE TO ARGUE WITH HAVE BEEN GROUNDED AND SENT TO LONDON FOR PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION. THE ARABS THEY PICKED THE ARGUMENT WITH WAS ALLOWED TO KEEP FACE, AND THEY KNOW IT AND BEHAVE TO YOU WITH THIS ATTITUDE.
IF YOU LEAVE A JOB TO GO THERE THEN YOU SHOULD FAIL THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION. WHICH INCIDENTLY IS A TRIPPING STONE FOR AN INCREASING NUMBER OF GOOD BLOKES WHO ARE BEING TURNED DOWN FOR COMMANDS.
EMIRATES IS BUYING AEROPLANES BUT WILL START RETIRING ITS AIRBUS 330 LATER THIS YEAR. DO YOUR SUMS, YOU MAY BE WAITING A LONG TIME FOR YOUR COMMAND INTERVIEW.
AMERICAN PILOTS BEWARE- YOU ARE NOT LIKED BY THOSE IN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS, PARTICULARELY THE 'LOCALS'. WHEN YOU TIME COMES FOR COMMAND UPGRADE, THEY CAN FAIL YOU AT INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND THEN THEIR VARIOUS 'TRAINING' STAGES.
CALL THIS THREAD WHAT YOU WANT BUT MY CUP OF EMIRATES AND DUBAI HAS 'BRIMMITH OVER' WITH THEIR HYPOCRISY.