Stockingtop:. .I understand you may be frustrated with someone with a job complaining (believe me, I was there). But..we all (especially expats & contractors) are at the whim of unethical employers who pull bait & switch tactics (ever feel really TRAPPED?) and otherwise cheat people in all sorts of ways (per diem, overtime, etc; the list seems endless). Especially when the market favors employers, it is absolutely VITAL that our fellows let us know when Scamming Cheats are present. As has been said so often, among pilots there is NO solidarity (Eastern, Australia, etc, etc), but, when a fellow pilot offers a warning, be glad. Maybe he's lying out of a personal grudge (which might justify your point-of-view), but too many of us have fallen into traps with no warning! Just be glad that someone has taken the time to let you know that maybe your guard should be up. Thank God for this web-site, and those who contribute! Whatever you do, HiSocks, don't bite the hand who warns you! You can always choose to ignore warnings, but, forwarned is forarmed. I, for one, resent your posting!