Dune and Vorsicht,
I am with you on this one, the biggest change I have noticed in my time at EK is the lack of time off. I'm not going to give a day up for 460AED/hr. I'm getting old, flying more just makes me older and even copious amounts of alcohol don't give me a full head of hair and a 10" ----.
Pissedoffpilotek,
Look after yourself! You have to accept that sh1t will flow downwards and every 5 months you are at the bottom of the hill! I won't be helping you out, you'll be on your own. 'As much as you gain, you still get the pain!' (Copyright Schnowzer 2006)