Its very difficult to advise anyone as all our personal circumstances are different, but I will try to answer as best I can.
I joined last Aug as non type rated DEC and am very happy.
Pros:
New aircraft
Good routes
Great set of people to work with and for.
Decent salary and fairly low Income Tax.
Great place to live; clean, low crime rate and not too expensive.
Profit share
Cons:
Fair amount of (unpaid) duty positioning, can be in Economy.
Staff Travel. Only ID75. Full fare thru Travel agent is cheaper and you get a confirmed seat.
Leave entitlement - only 32 days a year
Bond. 56K Sin$ to put up yourself and total bond Sin$ 142K.
Difficult/Expensive to commute
Overall:
It suits my personal circumstances and, professionally, I am very happy. If I needed to commute to UK/USA/AUS on a monthly basis I think it could get a bit tiring/stressful.
At the moment we get some decent time off between patterns. That may change.
Hope that helps.
